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LOT 0119
Roman Gold Child's Ring with Garnet Ewer Gemstone
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.87 grams, 9.77 mm overall, 7.20 mm internal diameter).
Solid ring inset with an intaglio of an ewer with socle foot and handle; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenancePrivate English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, UK.
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LOT 0119
Roman Gold Child's Ring with Garnet Ewer Gemstone
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Roman and Other Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £59
Mixed group of stone, glass and faience beads with a conical feature bead at the centre; restrung. 26.57 grams, 40 cm
From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s. -
Roman Bone Die
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Cuboid type with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. 5.07 grams, 14 mm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
Roman Bronze Eros Cradling Goose Applique
Late 1st-early 2nd century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Formed as the bust of Eros looking upwards, with stub wings to his shoulders, holding a goose to his chest; conical socket above each wing; eyes with silver inserts; old collector's label '1994 51.75' to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand; likely a socket base. 515 grams total, 11.9 cm wide (740 grams total, 14 cm high including stand)
with Sotheby's, London, 23 May 1988, no.234. Ex Joel L. Malter & Co., Encino, California, USA, Auction XLV, 28 May 1991, no.902. Ex Bruce A. Kamerling collection. Acquired from Royal Athena Galleries, New York, 26 June 1994. The Haggin Museum, Stockton, California. Property deaccessioned from the Haggin Museum, Stockton, California, USA. Bonhams, Antiquities, 23 May 2012, no.121. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13126-247737.
