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LOT 1000
Romano-Celtic Bronze Swan-Necked Bow Brooch
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (32.6 grams, 65 mm).
Comprising a deep bow with a raised ridge, an integral catchplate extending to a curving swan-neck, the head with detailed eyes and a ribbed raised band at the junction of the head and beak. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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LOT 1000
Romano-Celtic Bronze Swan-Necked Bow Brooch
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Roman White Chalcedony Cameo of a Theatrical Mask
1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Showing a New Comedy, 'Cook' type theatre mask with an open mouth; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.07 grams, 13 mm
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
Miniature models of theatrical masks were mass-produced in the ancient world, and can be linked with the Dionysiac mysteries, in association with funeral rites, illustrating the Dionysiac thiasos, the orgiastic world of satyrs and maenads. However, they can also be miniature models of masks linked with highbrow Sophoclean and Euripidean tragedy, or with so-called Middle Comedy, which now only survives in fragments. -
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Roman Bronze Head of an Emperor
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
Hollow-formed with long neck, abundant thick hair and beard, broad mouth; probably intended to represent an emperor. 440 grams, 10 cm
Acquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent. Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s.
The portrait seems to be a provincial bronze representing Hadrian, apparently aged around 30, recognisable from his incipient beard, moustache and distinctive physiognomy. However, the portrait is in an extremely provincial style, exemplified by the wide spacing of the eyes. The beard is lightly incised, and the highly stylised curls around the front of the head give way to simple incised locks on the back. -
Roman Chalcedony Gemstone with Bacchus
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Biconvex type with incuse design on the underside of nude Bacchus holding a bunch of grapes and a staff; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.64 grams, 12 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
