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LOT 1126
Roman Stone and Glass Gem Collection
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
1/4 - 3/4 in. (5.4 grams total, 8-19 mm).
Including advancing bear, Fortuna with a cornucopia, winged gryphon and other types; some supplied with a museum-quality impression. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1126
Roman Stone and Glass Gem Collection
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Chaldecony Gemstone with Cupid
1st century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £15
Oval translucent intaglio with a profile bust of a male with strong features, a feather behind the neck. 0.37 grams, 10 mm
UK private collection assembled 1970s-90s, and thence to the liquidated state of above. -
Roman Stone and Glass Gem Collection
2nd-3rd century A.D. or laterEstimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Including Mars standing with a convex shield, a boy on horseback, Pegasus in flight, and other types, each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.78 grams total, 6-12 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Green Feldspar Gemstone with Goddess Ceres
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
Lentoid in profile with a carved female figure dressed in a long dress, holding a sceptre in one hand and ears of wheat in the other. 0.39 grams, 11 mm
Ex London, UK, art dealer, 1985-1990. with Bonhams, 1 May 2008, no.309 (part).
