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LOT 0748
Roman Silver Ring with Carnelian Animal Gemstone
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.27 grams, 22.88 mm overall, 19.48 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
With wide shoulders and a rub-over bezel set with an orange carnelian intaglio engraved with a standing horned quadruped, possibly a goat.
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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LOT 0748
Roman Silver Ring with Carnelian Animal Gemstone
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£70 (EUR 81; USD 95) +BP*
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Roman Footed Glass Vessel
3rd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Bulbous body with a flaring foot and a tall funicular neck. 59.6 grams, 16.7 cm
From an important London, UK, collection 1980-2020.
This bottle originates from an Eastern workshop; however, the high quality of the glass and the grinding away of the pontil mark suggest a date in the early 3rd century AD. -
Roman Gold Earrings with Pearls
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Matched pair, each comprising a tubular shank with hook-and-eye closure, free-running dangle with pearl bead and granule cluster below. 3.94 grams total, 50 mm each
Private collection, 1990s-early 2000s. with Gorny and Mosch, Munich, 14 December 2010, no.160. Accompanied by copies of the Gorny and Mosch catalogue pages. -
Roman Bronze Openwork Plate Brooch
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Openwork brooch with scroll motifs, remains of a pin and catchplate on the reverse. 16.1 grams, 40 mm
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
