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LOT 0825
Roman Silver Openwork Plate Brooch
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (7.88 grams, 31 mm).
Central cell with four radiating La Tène trumpet-scrolls; catch and lug to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Bronze Vessel Handle
1st century B.C.-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Round-section ellipsoid loop handle with biconvex bulbs to guide the attachment strap; pendant lionskin panel with mask and lateral trailing paws. 101 grams, 66 mm
Acquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent. Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s. -
Roman Bronze Ring with Leaping Lion
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Keeled hoop expanding at the shoulders, raised oval bezel with incuse stylised lion leaping left, star above. 11.25 grams, 25.66 mm overall, 19.35 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
The shape of the ring belongs to the typologies of the Severian Age. Under Caracalla, the theme of the lion was popular on civilian and soldiers' rings, the lion being the emperor's favourite animal. Stars and lions were, from the age of Caracalla, symbols of the Praetorian Guard. -
Roman Glass Thimble
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £130
Narrow tubular thimble-type object with domed end and impressed dimples, remains of iridescence. 9.26 grams, 23 mm
From an important collection of a London gentleman, UK, 1990s.
