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LOT 0113
Roman Seal Box Collection
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 3/4 in. (30.7 grams total, 25-46 mm).
A mixed group of bronze seal boxes and parts, one with a spread-eagle motif in high-relief. [4]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Important North West London collection.
Cf. bronze seal boxes in the British Museum, London, under accession nos. 1982,0302.78, 1905,1201.11, 1872,0604.810.a.
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LOT 0113
Roman Seal Box Collection
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Roman Silver Kantharos
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,944
A silver kantharos or wine cup with deep spherical body supported on a round stand; incised with a band around the inner surface and concentric circles on the outer body; two looped high handles, one with stipple engraved monogram on the upper side. 156 grams, 14 cm wide
Ex Mansees collection, formed 1950s-early 1990s. From a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995. From a European collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11627-197618. -
Roman Glass Pilgrim's Flask
Circa 4th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
A pale green lentoid glass flask with tubular neck and everted rim; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 252 grams, 22 cm high (481 grams total, 31.5 cm high including stand)
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. -
Roman Unfinished Brooch Casting
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
An unfinished copper-alloy brooch casting of simple fibula form, with visible seams. 6.1 grams, 44 mm
Acquired in the 1970s. Important European collection.
