Roman - Recent acquisitions - Sold antiquities
Archive of sold antiquities
All artefacts sold in our gallery are fully documented in our online archive and database. Being a specialist ancient art dealer, preserving also the more recent history of each and every piece sold in our shop is at our heart. That is particularly useful for artefacts that changed owners in the meantime. Information that may have been lost in the process can be easily restored from our archives. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need further information about ancient items that have been sold in our gallery. We can help you with reconstructing the history of ownership for those items. All information about our customers will be kept confidential, of course.-
Rare Roman oil lamp - Ulysses with ram
Interesting and very rare mythological scene. From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, decorated many times, for example in 1995 when the Republic of Austria awarded its Decoration for Science and Art.
Price: on requestLate antique oil lamp with round bodyPossibly from Israel area. Excellent condition. From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, decorated many times, for example in 1995 when the Republic of Austria awarded its Decoration for Science and Art.
Price: on requestHellenistic or Roman jarBody decorated with grooves and dense scale pattern. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.
Price: on requestRoman beaker found in CologneMuseum-worth preservation. Found in the Luxemburgerstrasse in Cologne, Germany. Acquired in 1967 at Hermann Zirkel Gallery in Cologne.
Price: on requestEtruscan or Roman antefix - Silen headVery well preserved, with traces of dark red painting. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.
Price: on requestRoman legionary wine cup found in CologneAcquired in 1967 at Hermann Zirkel Gallery, Cologne, Germany. Very well preserved. Reported to have been found in Cologne.
Price: on requestVoluminous Roman jugAcquired in the 1960s at Hermann Zirkel Gallery, Cologne, Germany. Very well preserved.
Price: on requestRoman firma lamp with handleAcquired in the 1960s at Hermann Zirkel Gallery, Cologne, Germany. Perfectly preserved including the dark red slip.
Price: on requestRare Roman oil lamp with parallel in Getty MuseumWith makers mark CAMPILI. From a German family collection, acquired between 1905 and 1925. An almost identical lamp is on exhibition in the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Price: on requestRoman sprinklerPerfume bottle with pattern-blown body. An aperture made it easy to dispense the precious content drop by drop. Made in the Roman province Syria in the 3rd cent. AD.
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp found in Regensburg areaWith makers mark QGC. Found in Southern Germany. From the collection of Hugo Rehorik (1905-1979), a voluntary archeologist who was working in the Regensburg area in the 1960s and 1970s.
Price: on requestRoman Republican denarius coined 49 BC after Caesar crossed the RubiconWonderfully preserved piece from one of the most exciting periods of Roman history. Legionary eagle on reverse.
Price: on requestLarge terra cotta figure of Aphrodite or Venus AnadyomeneVery impressive, 27 cm high figure. The goddess is rising from the sea accompanied by a dolphin, holding her tresses and leaning on a high herm. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.
Price: on requestRoman bronze theater maskMassive piece with great patina. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp found in Regensburg areaWith makers mark FESTI A. Found in Southern Germany. From the collection of Hugo Rehorik (1905-1979), a voluntary archeologist who was working in the Regensburg area in the 1960s and 1970s.
Price: on requestAncient intaglioA scene with a young man is moulded into dark blue glass. Insert stone dating to Roman Imperial times.
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp with nymph or goddessVery well preserved, minimal wear. The original slip is largely preserved and protected by a thick patina. From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, decorated many times, for example in 1995 when the Republic of Austria awarded its Decoration for Science and Art.
Price: on requestRoman bowl found in CologneA very similar piece found in Trier which possibly originates from the same workshop is published in Gose, Gefäßtypen der Römischen Keramik im Rheinland. Acquired 1971 from Axel G. Weber Gallery, Cologne, Germany. Said to have been found in Cologne.
Price: on requestVoluminous Roman terra sigillata bottleTear-shaped bottle with ring-shaped base. A wide thin discus separated the body from the high cylindrical neck. Perfect condition, no damages. Acquired 1976 at Axel G. Weber Gallery, Cologne, Germany.
Price: on requestVoluminous Roman terra sigillata jugGlobular jug with slightly conical neck and flat handle. Very well preserved, minimal wear, the original slip is mainly preserved. Acquired 1972 at Axel G. Weber Gallery, Cologne, Germany.
Price: on requestLarge Roman terra sigillata plateDiameter over 25 cm. Roman Empire, 1st century AD, excellently preserved. Acquired 1980 at Aloys Faust Gallery, Cologne, Germany.
Price: on requestRoman cooking pot of the Herodian typeLarge vessel from Roman Imperial times. Most finds are known from the Roman province Iudaea.
Price: on requestRoman indented beakerGlass beaker with pitting. A popular type across the whole roman empire. Mid 1st to 2nd cent. AD.
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp with personification of AfricaProduced in the workshop of Marcus Novius Iustus between 120 and 180 A.D. The province Africa is shown as a woman with exposed breast wearing a Pharaonic headdress between elephant tusks. From an old German collection, acquired before 1979 at Galerie fuer antike Kunst Karl Heinz Zuehlsdorf, Cologne.
Price: on requestRoman glass beakerGlass ware dating to Roman Imperial times. Great condition. A production of the Eastern provinces, possibly from Western Anatolia.
Price: on requestConoid glass vesselSmall flask from beautiful glass. From the professor Ritschel collection.
Price: on requestRoman glass beakerSmall glass dating to late Roman Imperial times. From the professor Ritschel collection.
Price: on requestRoman statue of a sitting manImpressive piece, possibly the funerary statue of a poet or a philosopher. From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, Austria, president of the local museum association, author of over 50 history books, decorated many times for his achievements.
Price: on requestRoman gold earring with pearlsFine specimen from the eastern provinces during late Roman Imperial times. From the collection of the orientalist N. Giron.
Price: on requestRoman bronze figurine of a horseBeautiful massive figurine, perfectly preserved, great patina. With modern 925 silver base.
Price: on requestRoman glass bowlThe nice bowl is made of pale blue green glass. It dates to the late Roman Imperial period.
Price: on requestRoman transport amphora found at SezzeNicely preserved, large amphora from the Mediterranean sea. Attractive marine patina. Found in Sezze area (Latium).
Price: on requestRoman bronze theater mask with eye inlaysImpressive massive piece with great dark patina. Coming with an Art Loss certificate.
Price: on requestExtremely rare Augustus aureusNot in RIC, BMC or Cohen. This coin is published in Calico, Bahrfeldt, Banti/Simonetti. Published as part of the Manuel Vidal Quadras y Ramón collection (Nr. 2942) in 1892. Sold in Etienne Bourgey December 1913 auction in Paris.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with aphroditeRing stone made of lovely orange glass paste. Roman Republican to Imperial.
Price: on requestRoman terracotta jarFound between 1978 and 1984 in the area of the limes forts Pförring, Eining, Pfünz, Kösching and Weißenburg. Perfectly preserved.
Price: on request