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LOT 0795
Roman Mosaic Tesserae Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 1/2 in. (392 grams total, 8-14 mm).
A mixed group of two hundred and fifty single stone tesserae of various colours and sizes. [250, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Roman Rock Crystal Vessel
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Globular in form with low basal disc, central socket. 36.7 grams, 32 mm
Acquired in the 1970s. Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection. -
Roman 'Gloucestershire' Mosaic Panel
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
Irregular mosaic fragment of beige, cream and grey tesserae with radiating trumpet-shaped swirls; mounted in a modern rectangular matrix. 33 kg, 76 cm high
Found Gloucestershire, UK. 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.
A mosaic found in Cirenchester (insula IX, Chester Street) shows panels defined by a dark blue-grey single fillet with an additional double fillet parallel to it on a longer axis, having an overall scheme of running pelta-pattern. Each pelta is outlined in dark-blue grey and infilled with red, white and dark blue grey at the centre. -
Roman and Byzantine Bronze Ring Group
Circa 3rd-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Including trumpet bezel, claw-setting and other types. 30 grams total, 18-26 mm
Ex C. Sullivan collection, UK, 1990s.
