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LOT 0669
Roman Mixed Architectural and Pottery Group
1ST CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
2 - 7 1/4 in. (1.57 kg total, 5-18.5 cm).
Including Spartan Basalt, mined in Greece, cut and polished on one side; one marble fragment marked in pencil: 'VILLA / HADRIAN', another: 'OSTIA / ANTICA'; a large amphora handle; seven pottery fragments; a carved decorative edge stone; a marble core fragment; a later floor tile fragment; with an old handwritten slip with: 'VILLA HADRIAN, AUSTRIA ANTICA, Nr. ROME, ITALY.' and on the inside: 'AUSTRIA ANTICA / (Region in ancient Rome) / VILLA HADRIAN / (outside Rome)'. [14, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market, since 1970.
From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent.
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LOT 0669
Roman Mixed Architectural and Pottery Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Roman Bronze Eros Statuette
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Modelled in the round, nude, striding forwards with his wings spread, his right hand reaching out to grasp a bow (absent), and left hand extending to the rear; feather detailing to the wings, piled hairstyle. 76 grams, 76 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Silver Ring with Cabochon
4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Formed as a twisted square-section shank with granule clusters to the shoulders, ellipsoid plaque with beaded wire cell and inset aqua glass cabochon with incuse rectangle motif. 2.39 grams, 21.87 mm overall, 18.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Roman Redware Plate Sherd with Dolphin
4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Section of the rim with carination below, high-relief dolphin with its tail curled over above its head. 77 grams, 13 cm
From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK. He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s.
