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LOT 1047
Roman Voluted Terracotta Oil Lamp
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 5/8 in. (39.4 grams, 91 mm).
Piriform in plan with short spout flanked by volutes, segmented shoulder and dished discus, basal ring. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK private collection since at least 1946.
Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1047
Roman Voluted Terracotta Oil Lamp
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Bronze Artefact Group
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including a large net-needle, cosmetic or medicinal spoon with disc bowl and other items. 34.3 grams total, 4-13.6 cm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. -
Roman Aubergine Glass Pitcher
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Comprising a bulbous body with a dimple base and a funicular neck with an applied band below the rim and a handle to the rear. 93.2 grams, 10.8 cm
From an important London, UK, collection 1980-2020.
The pitcher shows the style of production of the Roman Rhine workshops. Several hundred vessels with applied decoration are known from the Roman Rhineland. The numerous finds from graves and the evidence of glass furnaces in Cologne suggest that a large proportion of these vessels were produced in local workshops, then spread throughout the empire. -
Roman Glass Gem with Horse
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Plano-convex type with incuse design to the underside of horse with its legs folded beneath the body; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.66 grams, 12 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
