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LOT 0813
Roman Miniature Glass Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/.4 - 1 1/4 in. (14 grams total, 18-30 mm).
Comprising: a blue ewer with applied trails to the body; slender vase with applied handle; two small drinking horns with trails in contrasting colours. [4]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
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LOT 0813
Roman Miniature Glass Group
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Denarius with profile bust of Trajan to obverse, standing figure of Victory to reverse; clasp-mounted in a modern silver frame with ring and loop. 5.89 grams, 33 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Bronze Statuette of Mercury
3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Modelled nude, standing on an ellipsoid base with mantle to the left shoulder and caduceus supported by the left arm, item (perhaps a marsupium) in the right hand, winged petasos to the head with bird perched above the left ear; mounted on a custom-made stand. 38.5 grams total, 82 mm including base
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 statuette belongs to Gallo-Roman glyptic tradition, whose geometric treatment of the drapery recalls that of a statuette in the Avignon museum and the statue of the seated god of Sommerécourt (Haute-Marne) of Celtic tradition. The winged petasos, as in many other statuettes, seems to be made of tortoise shell. -
Roman and Later Bronze Ring Collection
2nd century B.C.-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Including scaphoid bezel with beast motif, square bezel with geometric ornament and other types. 31.5 grams total, 19-27 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
