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LOT 0611
Roman Gold Ring with Goat Gemstone
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.19 grams, 21.19 mm overall, 19.32 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)).
Inset ellipsoid gemstone with incuse goat in profile on a baseline.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Bronze Figure of Apollo
Circa 1st century A.D.Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £7,500
Standing nude with a cloak draped over his left shoulder and fastened on the right shoulder, baring the weight on his right foot with the left leg bent at the knee with the heel raised; the right arm extended and holding the remains of an attribute, the left arm bent at the elbow; his head turned slightly to the right with long luxurious hair swept back and gathered at the nape of the neck; set on a circular socle base; stripped and repainted. 700 grams, 19 cm
Private collection, France, acquired at Mythes ét Légendes, 18 Place des Vosges, Paris, 14 May 1980. Anonymous sale: ex Jean Roudillon, Hôtel des Ventes de Belfort SARL, 22 October 2011, no.9. with Christie's, London, 2 April 2014, no.91. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S0007570. Accompanied by a copy of French passport no.132675 dated 7 December 2011. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12360-226681.
The figurine is of archaic style; it is probably a provincial work of a Gallo-Roman workshop. The prototype can be seen in the Apollo of Naxos in the Berlin Museum. The style of posture and movement can also be seen in the archaic bronzes of Falterona, the Louvre and Athens. -
Late Roman Green Glass Footed Goblet
Circa 5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
An aqua glass goblet with conical foot, curved body, rolled rim with applied trail below. 45 grams, 10.5 cm
From the collection du Comte de..., formed from the end of the 19th century. Thierry de Maigret, Paris, 16 April 2010, lot 44. Al Thani Princely collection, acquired at the above sale. -
Roman Bronze Statuette of Mercury
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Modelled standing nude with a mantle over his shoulders, winged petasos on his head; mounted on a custom-made stand. 291 grams, 12.2 cm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
The many statuettes of Mercury found in France and Italy offer many variations: Mercury is sometimes entirely naked, recalling the models of the 4th century B.C., but much more often he wears a paenula or a chlamys rolled up on his left arm. His head can be uncovered, adorned with two wings or covered by the petasos.
