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LOT 0917
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Scroll Border
NORTH AFRICA, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/8 in. (102 grams, 10.4 cm).
With stub nozzle and segmented loop handle, two filler holes to the discus, running guilloche to the shoulder. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the estate of a deceased UK private collector, thence by descent to his family.
Ex Trevanions Auctioneers & Valuers, Shropshire, UK.
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LOT 0917
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Scroll Border
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Green Glass Vessel
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Bulbous body and a short tubular neck with an everted rim. 105 grams, 12.2 cm
Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s. -
Roman Bronze Horse Plate Brooch
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Formed as a grazing horse standing on a groundline, catchplate and pin to the reverse. 9.79 grams, 31 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Marble Torso of 'Weary' Hercules
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £40,000 - 60,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £20,000
Finely carved torso of a youthful male, retaining exceptional anatomical definition, depicted in a relaxed contrapposto with the weight borne on the right leg and the pelt of an animal skin draped over the left shoulder; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 28.7 kg total, 65 cm including stand
Anderson collection, before 1987. Private collection, Australia, 2003. Pierre Bergé & Associés, 15 October 2005, no.191 (€55,000 - €60,000). Accompanied by a printed copy of the Spanish cultural export licence no.1775-3178156. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Pierre Bergé & Associés catalogue pages. Accompanied by copies of a letter from The Art Loss Register confirming the piece has been checked on their Database of stolen works of art, 5 September 2000. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13457-260918.
The model reflects the Roman adaptation of established Greek prototypes, demonstrating both fidelity to classical forms and the Roman penchant for idealised physicality imbued with heroic identity.
