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LOT 1357
Roman Glass Ring Collection
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 3/4 in. (3.64 grams total, 16-18 mm).
Group of four in varying shades of blue glass, each with a plain bezel. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. similar rings in Fulford, M.G., Burnett, A., Henig, M., Johns, C.'A hoard of Late Roman Rings and Silver Coins from Silchester, Hampshire' in Britannia, 20, pp 219-228, figs.2.2 and 3.4b.
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LOT 1357
Roman Glass Ring Collection
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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'The Kenzo' Roman Marble Head of the Philosopher Hermarchus
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £14,000 - 19,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £7,000
A finely carved marble portrait head of a middle-aged bearded male, possibly Hermarchus, with short, softly modelled wavy hair, deep-set and defined eyes, the lips almost hidden among the details of the beard; the facial expression appears stern but thoughtful, perhaps derived from the tradition of Roman Imperial portraiture; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.34 kg total, 22.8 cm high including stand
Kenzo collection, the late fashion designer, acquired in the early 1980s. Ex French private collection. Charles Ede, 12 June 2008. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13436-262427.
The philosopher represented here must have been very important, and it can be assumed we can recognise one of the valuable copies, known in different variants, of the portrait of Hermarchus, successor of Epicurus at the head of the Epicurean School, who lived at Mytilene between 325 and 250 B.C., for its similarity with the portrait of the same philosopher at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek (inv. no.2689). -
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Roman Carnelian Gemstone of Two Erotes Flanking a Column in a Nineteenth-Century Gold Ring
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D. and laterEstimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Oval intaglio engraved with two winged Erotes on either side of a central column or pedestal surmounted by a small standing statuette; one on the left seated on a large vessel, while the figure on the right bending and reaching towards the central column; set in a later gold ring with a plain oval bezel and slender hoop. 1.97 grams, 18.17 mm overall, 15.29 x 14.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. -
Large Late Roman Glass Bracelet Group
Circa 4th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Each D-shaped in section. 39 grams total, 68-84 mm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
