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LOT 0782
Romano Bronze Standing Frog Statuette
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (27 grams, 33 mm).
Modelled in the round with naturalistic detailing, with head raised.
Provenance‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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LOT 0782
Romano Bronze Standing Frog Statuette
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Silver Ring Group
Roman, 1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £715
One with expanded shoulders and bezel inscribed with text in a roundel; an oval bezel engraved with a figural scene; a 'twin' bezel composed of two elliptical plaques, each bearing inscribed letters. 8.68 grams total, 17-19 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance. -
Roman Silver Earring Pair
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Each composed of a tapering ear hoop and domed discoid plaque over a horizontal bar; one incomplete. 2.91 grams total, 18-20 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance. -
Roman Bronze Artefact Collection
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
Comprising a bowl with incised geometric decoration; knife with single-edged iron blade and decoratively incised pommel; and a pin with tapering round-section body, shallow conical finial and decoratively incised head. 106 grams total, 4.8-13.5 cm
Acquired before 2000. From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
