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LOT 0666
Roman Green Glass Gem with Bird
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (1.06 grams, 14 mm).
Plano-convex type with incuse design to the underside of a bird advancing on a baseline, head turned to the rear with a tendril in its beak; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0666
Roman Green Glass Gem with Bird
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Blue Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of graduated oblate bead with a large rectangular bead at the centre, restrung. 19.6 grams, 46.3 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Roman Terracotta Wine Jug
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a biconvex body with applied basal ring, tubular neck with carinated rim, ribbed strap handle to the rear. 196 grams, 12.6 cm
From the collection of the late Bernard C. Pickard, Hampshire, UK, the owner of Bernard C. Pickard Antiquities, which closed in 1987, he had been collecting since the mid 1950s.
Bernard Pickard was a close friend of Richard Hattatt, the renowned author of several books on ancient brooches. Hattatt acknowledges in his first book, Ancient & Romano-British Brooches, published in 1982, that Mr Pickard first aroused his interest in brooches and inspired him in writing his books during his retirement. Mr Pickard also wrote the foreword to the section on Roman animal brooches, op. cit. p.158-160. -
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Roman Carnelian Intaglio with Head of Bacchante
Late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Translucent oval intaglio with a profile bust wearing an ivy-leaf wreath. 0.91 grams, 15 mm
Ex private French collection of Mr M., 1980s. UK private collection, acquired in London art market in the 2000s.
