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LOT 0064
Roman Gold Pendant with Onyx Cameo
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.03 grams, 26.90 mm).
Comprising a gold medallion and high-relief onyx cameo with female bust in profile facing right, the lower half of her face absent; the jawline and long neck finely carved, hair gathered in a low bun, drapery of the dress framing her face below; set within a gold sleeve and framed by a delicate border with a petal motif; gold loop for suspension.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Cambridge lady, 1990s.
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LOT 0064
Roman Gold Pendant with Onyx Cameo
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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Hellenistic Iridescent Pale Aqua Glass Bowl
Mid 2nd-early 1st century B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Conical in profile, aqua glass with three incised bands below the rim on the inner face. 374 grams, 15.7 cm wide
Dr Jutaro Kawabe, Nagoya, Japan, his collection formed in the 1960s-1970s. with Hoshigaoka Gallery until the late 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12949-245243.
On ancient glass, iridescence is the soft play of colour that develops as the surface ages and becomes silica-rich. Minute layers form over time and break light into shifting blues, greens and golds. It is not a modern finish but something time has drawn out of the material itself, so the pattern and palette are unique to each piece. Collectors prize good, stable iridescence because it lifts the form: ribs read more crisply, profiles glow, and simple vessels take on depth and movement. Museums now tend to preserve these surfaces rather than polish them away, recognising both their beauty and what they tell us about an object’s long life (though it is not, by itself, a dating test). For display, iridescent glass performs brilliantly under gentle, directional light, where the colours “turn” as the vessel is moved. Well-preserved, even iridescence of this quality is not common and adds materially to the presence—and desirability—of the piece. -
Hellenistic Decorated Silver Bowl
3rd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
With carinated profile, rolled rim, raised circumferential bands to the inner face and centre. 437 grams, 20 cm wide
cracked
Private Swiss collection, acquired 1999. Ex Surena collection, London, UK. Private European collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11617-199030. -
Greek Red-Figure Lekythos with Eros
Attic, circa 4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
With flared foot, waisted neck and everted rim, strap handle to the rear; painted with a scene of winged Eros in flight above a baseline, with frond. 106 grams, 10.9 cm
Property of a private Rutland, UK, collector, formed from at least from the 1990s.
