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LOT 0863
Roman Silver Spoon with Lion-Head Handle
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 in. (21.1 grams, 13.3 cm).
Comprising a shallow violin-shaped bowl, swan neck bolster, square-section stem with baluster and collars, swept curve; the final formed as a lion's head with pricked ears, pellet eyes and mouth open revealing teeth.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Riha, E. & Stern, W.B., Die Römischen Löffel aus Augst und Kaiseraugst, Basel, 1982, items 218-221, for type.
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LOT 0863
Roman Silver Spoon with Lion-Head Handle
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
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Old private British collection, pre-1965. Property of a gentleman; acquired in the UK before 2000. Accompanied by a copy of an old black and white photograph and an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12033-215424.
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