Bertolami Fine Art, 1 Harewood Place, Mayfair (London W1S 1BU- United Kingdom), o 14 Hanover Square, Mayfair, (London, W1S 1HP - United Kingdom)., Italy
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Bertolami Fine Art, 1 Harewood Place, Mayfair (London W1S 1BU- United Kingdom), or 14 Hanover Square, Mayfair, (London, W1S 1HP - United Kingdom)
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LOT 238:
A late roman gold ring set with a shappire and two garnets.
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Sold for: £3,800
Start price:
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2,800
Estimated price :
€3,000 - €5,000
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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A late roman gold ring set with a shappire and two garnets.
4th century A.D.
Dim : 21 x 29 mm ring : 20 x 22 mm 11,20 g
Double rounded hoop, the ends of which forming spirals with a spherical bead in the center and soldered to the central of three box-settings, fastened together with three globule between each. The central setting is oval and has a sapphire. The two other settings have cabochon garnets. A very similar example is conserved in Palazzo Massimo, Rome, and found in a roman marble sarcophagus.
Parallels : Marshall, F.H., 1968, n° 853
European private collection 80's.
