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LOT 0720
Romano-British Enamelled Bronze Lozenge-Shaped Seal Lid
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (5.25 grams, 48 mm).
Composed of a lozenge-shaped plate with blue and red enamel decoration, remains of hinge at one end with a terminal knop at the opposite end. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, UK.
From a Kent collection formed in the 1990s.
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Etruscan Bronze Lion Head
Central Italy, late 6th century B.C.Estimate: £10,000 - 14,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,500
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with Christie’s, New York, 8 June 2001, no.58. Donati collection, Lugano, prior to 1982. Collection of Banca della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, prior to 1986. Formerly in the Bourgknecht collection, Switzerland. Accompanied by Art Loss certificate no.S00123227.
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Roman Gold Ring with Intaglio of a Noble Lady
2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £819
With a hollow-formed D-section hoop and tall oval bezel set with a glass intaglio bearing a profile bust of a lady, her hair pulled back to a chignon at the nape of the neck. 3.07 grams, 25.34 mm overall, 16.74 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
