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LOT 0671
Roman Marbled Turquoise Glass Bottle
1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (9.44 grams, 84 mm).
Comprising an iridescent piriform body, tapering tubular neck with pinched and everted rolled rim.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market in 2001.
LiteratureCf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 236, for type.
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LOT 0671
Roman Marbled Turquoise Glass Bottle
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Roman Glass Flask
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Squat body with long tubular tapering neck and wide trumpet-stype rim. 58 grams, 19.6 cm
From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s. -
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Eastern Roman Gold Ring with Duck Gemstone
4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Comprising a flat-section hoop and a raised rectangular bezel, the tapering bezel set with a garnet intaglio engraved with a standing duck; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.85 grams, 23.13 mm overall, 18.91 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
Private English collection. 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.12940-245981. -
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Roman Nicolo Gemstone of the Bust of an Ephebos in Grand Tour Gold Ring
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
Nicolo cloison with profile bust of an adolescent (Greek ephebos) with tousled hair; set in a later gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.84 grams, 21.26 mm overall, 17.32 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
Private collection, England.
