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LOT 0183
Roman Tall Glass Flask with Iridescence
1ST CENTURY A.D.
7 3/4 in. (85 grams, 19.6 cm).
Piriform body with narrow neck and median bulb, trumpet-shaped mouth with applied trail to the rim, flared with thick trail; diagonal moulded fluting to the body, iridescent finish.
ProvenanceFrom a specialist collection of glass, acquired from dealerships during the 1990s.
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LOT 0183
Roman Tall Glass Flask with Iridescence
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Roman Bronze Hunchback Grotesque Statuette
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Modelled in the round, sitting nude with head turned, arms and legs bent; wearing a brimmed cap with a feather in the crown; the spine and sternum modelled protruding, large, impressed eyes, genitals protruding below the crossed legs. 130 grams, 93 mm
Acquired from Helios Ancient Art, Mayfair, London, UK, circa 1986. From a privately held London, UK, collection from the 1980s-1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13276-253965.
Such small bronzes with physical abnormalities and exaggerated features served as entertainment, but also had the function of warding off evil. -
Large Roman Flattened Form Glass Pilgrim's Flask
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
With flattened discoid body, tubular neck with everted rolled rim, iridescent surface. 86 grams, 16.2 cm
From a specialist collection of glass, acquired from dealerships during the 1990s. -
Roman Bronze Brooch and Artefact Collection
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising: a discoid brooch with two animals and a male head on the perimeter; an enamelled brooch with a raised central boss and a loop on the outer edge; a domed mount with enamelled fields and radiating bosses on the outer edge, two T-shaped lugs on the reverse; a small coin(?) with a profile bust on the obverse and a seated figure on the reverse. 25.1 grams total, 9.6-26 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
