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LOT 0793
Roman Green Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
15 in. (14.9 grams, 38 cm).
Restrung designer necklace string of tubular, oblate and other types with lozengiform centrepiece. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, collection, 2000s.
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Roman Deep Blue Glass Date Flask
1st century A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,400
Mould-blown with elliptical body, short neck and thick everted rim, with modelled wrinkles imitating the texture of a dried date. 41.7 grams, 80 mm
Dr Gonik & Me Wirth, Geneva, 1970s. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12394-226935.
Dates were not only a staple of the Mediterranean diet, used to sweeten food and wine, but also a symbol for the New Year and a fruit often given as a gift on the occasion. -
Roman and Later Amber-Coloured Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Restrung group of tubular, oblate and other types, including some 20th century moulded Czech glass beads. 11.09 grams, 39.5 cm
London, UK, collection, 2000s. -
Roman Fresco Wall Plaster Collection
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Fragments of wall plaster with rendered surface painted with mainly red, pale blue and white detailing; some with impression of timber laths to the reverse. 1.09 kg total, 8.8-11 cm
Acquired in the 19th century. Ex Jeger collection, Switzerland. UK gallery, early 2000s.
These small fragments, for analogies with the fragments of Pompeii, seem to belong to the second style of Roman painting, red panels representing highlight and shadow, decorated with vegetal interlaces. Some panels were probably framed by a red grenade fillet. A fragment shows alternate blue and red colour over a cream background, maybe pertinent to a socle.
