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LOT 0018
Roman Sardonyx Cameo of Fish and Shrimp
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (0.90 grams, 17 mm).
Ellipsoid plaque with reserved fish with scale detailing to the flank, shrimp with segmented body.
ProvenancePrivate English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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Roman Gemstone with Bull in Gold Ring
3rd century A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
A carnelian cloison with intaglio bull beneath a sapling, set in a later gold finger ring comprising a D-section hoop with lateral cusps, volute scrolled shoulders, ellipsoid bezel with dentilled flange rim, and applied granules; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 13.37 grams, 27.86 mm overall, 22.33 x 17.37 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
with Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Germany, 11 July 2006, no.174. Private collection, England. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13170-249492. -
Roman Amethyst Necklace with Gold and Garnet Pendants
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Restrung group of graduated biconical amethyst beads with gold interstitial beads with granulation detailing, three crescent pendants, each with a cabochon gemstone to each of the finials. 51 grams, 52 cm
Ambassador Carlo Perrone-Capano, former Italian Ambassador to Damascus, assembled largely during his tenure in Damascus in the 1960s; later resident near Grantham, where he spent his later life. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13123-248087. -
Roman Gemstone Collection
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £380 - 480 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £210
Mixed group including a standing female, a perching bird and others; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.66 grams total, 7-16 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Two of the gemstones in this collection show cockerels. The motif of fighting or individual cockerels was very popular in the classical world, and individual cockerels (the animal often associated with gods, such as Mercury or Sol/Helios) were also often depicted in a standing position. Another gemstone appears to represent a nude figure of Dionysos/Bacchus draped in a long cloak, and another shows Helios with a radiate crown.
