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LOT 0858
Roman Orange Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
13 3/8 in. (7.51 grams, 34 cm).
Composed mainly of oblate and annular beads with larger beads as a central feature, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Roman Bronze Decorated Armilla Bracelet
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Penannular body divided into sections with linear and ring-and-dot decoration. 31.67 grams, 65 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Large Roman Bronze Wine Basket-Vase
Roman Imperial, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £12,000 - 17,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £6,000
Ellipsoid in plan, with a low basal ring, thick convex rim, and carination towards the front, lateral hinges, the knuckles formed as addorsed duck-heads, each with silver-inlaid eyes, a scrolled panel to the rear retaining the pivot of the ribbed D-shaped handles. 1.68 kg, 28 cm
Acquired in Switzerland, 1996. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate dated 30th April 2004. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12363-226688.
This vessel (lanx) was part of Roman and provincial bronze instrumentum domesticum, i.e. culinary or domestic utility ware. The form of the bowl resembles a type of helmet with carination to the front, the handles placed as hinged cheek-protectors. -
Roman Red Ware Rectangular Fragment with Slave Fanning a Noble on a Day Bed
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A polygonal fragment with a low-relief scene showing a daybed with a conical vessel beneath, a reclining person on his side on the bed, a servant standing at the foot of the bed dressed in a fluttering dress, holding the long handle of a fan, and a band of ring-and-dot motifs above. 39 grams, 67 mm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet with reference no.A86.
