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LOT 0889
Roman Silver Ring with Garnet
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (21.37 grams, 35.28 mm overall, 20.60 x 15.27 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)).
A D-section silver hoop with leaf to each shoulder and ropework border to the void, flat scaphoid plaque with tiered bezel and inset garnet. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a private collector; acquired before 1975.
LiteratureCf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 246.
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Etruscan Bronze Lion Head
Central Italy, late 6th century B.C.Estimate: £10,000 - 14,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,500
A decorative fitting with roaring mouth and protruding fangs and tongue, the whiskers depicted in raised radiating ridges, with lidded, elongated almond-shaped eyes and small, round ears; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 1.11 kg total, 17.5 cm including stand
with Christie’s, New York, 8 June 2001, no.58. Donati collection, Lugano, prior to 1982. Collection of Banca della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, prior to 1986. Formerly in the Bourgknecht collection, Switzerland. Accompanied by Art Loss certificate no.S00123227.
This head was probably, as was the parallel head of the Barberini Tomb, originally attached to a magnificent bronze cauldron. These large cauldrons of hammered bronze were realised with heads and necks of two lions and two gryphons attached to the rim. The cauldrons were spherical in form and rested on a stand. -
Roman Light Brown Glass Bottle
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Mould-blown, comprising a flat-based tubular body and short neck with returned flange rim. 69 grams, 14.4 cm
From an important collection of glass, London, UK, 1990s. -
Roman Tall Glass Flask
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising a squat conical body with a dimple at the base, long tubular neck with wide rim. 87 grams, 15 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
