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LOT 0082
Roman Gold Ring with Fortuna Gemstone
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.22 grams, 21.90 mm overall, 15.21 mm internal diameter (approximate size British E 1/2, USA 2 1/2, Europe 3, Japan 3)).
A hollow-formed gold finger ring with inset banded agate cabochon, intaglio standing Fortuna.
ProvenanceAcquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private Swiss collection since 1998.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11619-199018.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 315, for a later style of ring with similar cabochon.
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LOT 0082
Roman Gold Ring with Fortuna Gemstone
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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Roman and Other Ring Collection
Early 1st millennium A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £338
A mixed group of copper-alloy finger rings of various types, each bearing an incuse design to the bezel: a stylised bird; a cross; a stylised fish; a geometric motif and possible horse and rider. 25 grams total, 20-25 mm
Early 1990s London collection. Acquired on the UK art market. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK. -
Roman Silver Kantharos
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,944
A silver kantharos or wine cup with deep spherical body supported on a round stand; incised with a band around the inner surface and concentric circles on the outer body; two looped high handles, one with stipple engraved monogram on the upper side. 156 grams, 14 cm wide
Ex Mansees collection, formed 1950s-early 1990s. From a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995. From a European collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11627-197618. -
Roman Figure of a Boy in Oriental Dress
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
A bronze figure of a child sitting with one leg extended and the other bent beneath the body, arms raised in supplication; loose fitting trousers and knee-length tunic gathered at the waist, boots on the feet and a separate pointed hood on the head; Scythian or similar costume. 14.6 grams, 61 mm
Private Swiss collection, acquired 2001.
