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LOT 0156
Roman Gold Matrimonial Ring with Nicolo Gemstone
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (8.40 grams, 23.52 mm overall, 18.89 x 17.87 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
A 3rd-century A.D. opus interrasile ring featuring an expanding hoop with openwork volute scroll shoulders, set with a 2nd-century A.D. dextrarum iunctio nicolo intaglio showing an opposing man and a woman holding hands, the woman holding an ear of wheat, the male figure wearing a long military mantle hanging down his back; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13346-257954.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 184, for type.
FootnotesThe wheat symbolises abundance, fertility and prosperity in marriage.
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LOT 0156
Roman Gold Matrimonial Ring with Nicolo Gemstone
Estimate £8,000 - 10,000€9,280 - 11,600 (for guidance only)$10,800 - 13,500 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£4,000 (EUR 4,640; USD 5,400) +BP*
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Roman Bronze Stepping Horse Statuette
2nd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Stylised figure of a horse in a dynamic pose with elongated body and legs, set on a rectangular footed base; likely a marriage. 35.5 grams, 52 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Silvered Bronze Crossbow Brooch Group
4th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising two crossbow brooches, each with a keeled bow and flaring foot, both with a partial pin and integral catch beneath the footplate. 64.9 grams total, 62-66 mm
From an Essex collection. Private collection, Suffolk. -
Roman Bronze Oil Lamp with Masks
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
With an elongated body, long nozzle with a rounded tip; raised rim to filling hole with hinged lid bearing a mask with sockets to the eyes for silver inserts; handle curved and terminating in a female mask with hair dressed in tiers, eyes recessed to be inlaid with silver; broad nozzle with cup and raised rim; socket to underside for mounting on a stand. 560 grams, 15.5 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
The lamp is crafted in a very fine style, probably in a classical form from the 1st or 2nd century. It belongs to a type known and widespread in the Mediterranean, with parallels in Paris, Madrid, the museums of Cadiz, Tarragona, and Aquileia.
