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LOT 0116
Roman Pale Green Glass Jar
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 7/8 in. (62.53 grams, 98 mm).
With applied disc base, flared neck and rounded rim.
ProvenanceAcquired Christie's, London, Antiquities, Works of Art and Important Renaissance Bronzes, Plaquettes and Limoges Enamels, 8 July 1981, no.12 (part).
From a private Wiltshire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages.
Cf. for similar examples Filarska, B., Szkla Starozytne (Ancient Glass), vol.II, Warszawa, 1972, II, cat.82, pl.XVII,1.
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Large Eastern Roman Green Glass Bottle with Iridescence
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
Piriform in profile with a narrow neck and flared mouth with a chamfered rim, dimple base. 945 grams, 29.5 cm high
From the Xavier Guerrand-Hermès private collection. with Artcurial, Paris, 25 March 2014, no.39. 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.12959-245241.
On ancient glass, iridescence is the soft play of colour that develops as the surface ages and becomes silica-rich. Minute layers form over time and break light into shifting blues, greens and golds. It is not a modern finish but something time has drawn out of the material itself, so the pattern and palette are unique to each piece. Collectors prize good, stable iridescence because it lifts the form: ribs read more crisply, profiles glow, and simple vessels take on depth and movement. Museums now tend to preserve these surfaces rather than polish them away, recognising both their beauty and what they tell us about an object’s long life (though it is not, by itself, a dating test). For display, iridescent glass performs brilliantly under gentle, directional light, where the colours “turn” as the vessel is moved. Well-preserved, even iridescence of this quality is not common and adds materially to the presence and desirability of the piece. -
Roman Bronze Votive Statue Leg
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Modelled as the lower left leg with anatomical detailing, sprue to the foot. 435 grams, 12.9 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Roman Yellow Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Restrung group of tubular and other types. 9.2 grams, 46 cm
London, UK, collection, 2000s.
