Roman - 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.-
Roman Hercules Farnese figurine - ex Sotheby's
Perfectly preserved, beautiful dark green patina, worth the exhibition in a museum.
Price: on requestPair of Roman gold earringsThe gold bodies are decorated with portrait busts made of black and white layered onyx. The jewellery was made in the 2nd century AD in the Danube provinces of the Roman Empire.
Price: on requestVery fine Hadrianus DenariusThe reverse shows Genius performing a sacrifice. Ex Münz-Cabinet Berlin auction 1985.
Price: on requestPannonian trumpet broochWell preserved Roman silver fibula with curved bow. The type is from the Pannonian provinces of Rome and dates to the 2nd century.
Price: on requestRare Tacitus print by Hieronymus Froben, Basel 1544The only 1544 print currently offered on the market. Attractive and rare 16th century print, published in the workshop Froben. Impressive folio in very good condition, thoroughly printed. Beautiful large wood- and metal-cut initials.
Price: on requestRoman glass insert for a fingerringBanded glass imitating natural agate. The piece was once inserted into jewellery from the Roman Imperial period.
Price: on requestClay impressions of Roman sealsThe ancient impressions in clay are from papyrus documents issued and sealed in Roman times. A fantastic testimonial to Roman bureaucracy.
Price: on requestWonderful marble head of Isis - Ex Sotheby's Parke BennettA lovely sculpture from an old US collection. Very nicely preserved surface, very detailed work of art.
Price: on requestRoman glass insert for a pendantTypical glass jewellery from one of the Eastern Mediterranean glass factories. This popular type was made with a motif stamped into each side of the glass disc. Late 4th to 5th century AD.
Price: on requestSix ancient artefacts and one modern castInteresting group of objects from the Professor Brosch collection of ancient gems. It has two intaglios, one cameo, two glass decorations, a lead bulla and a modern cast of a quality ancient gem.
Price: on requestScarce Marc Antony Denarius - LEG XIIIIScarce legion, for which the writing XIIII is again rare compared to XIV
Price: on requestExtremely fine Caesar Denarius with beautiful patinaWith this coin type, Caesar puts himself and gens IVLIA into one line with the divine mythical heroes of ancient Greece. Perfectly centered, almost uncirculated coin.
Price: on requestPerfectly preserved coin from the Holy Land, coined when Jesus was bornCoined by Herodes Archelaos, son of Herod the Great, 4 BC - 6AD. Very fine condition. Perfectly centered, with beautiful dark green and red sand patina.
Price: on requestVery fine Nero AureusThis coin type celebrates the failing of the "Pisonian Conspiracy" and emphasizes the divine protection for emperor Nero. Impressive portrait, condition slightly better than very fine.
Price: on requestRoman silver fibula from PannoniaInteresting brooch type from the Roman Pannonian provinces. A very similar piece was found near the Roman camp and settlement of Carnuntum in what is now Austria.
Price: on requestVery fine Claudius sestertius with beautiful patinaEx private collection, acquired 1981 from the collection of Günther Schlüter, who was the president of the German Numismatic Society in Berlin in 1975-1977.
Price: on requestLarge Roman Terra Sigillata bowlDelicate, perfectly preserved pottery bowl from an old German private collection, acquired in 1979. Reported to have been found in El Djem, Tunis.
Price: on requestRoman anchor fibulaMagnificent silver brooch from the Roman Imperial period. Such fibulae were made in the Danube area Roman provinces.
Price: on requestRare Roman Terra Sigillata mortarMassive pottery bowl used for rasping, excellent condition. Decorated with stamps showing stylized feet and palm leaves. From an old German private collection, acquired in 1977.
Price: on requestMassive hellenistic bronze figurine of a winged SilenOriginally probably used as foot for a cista. From an old German private collection, acquired 1978 in London at Davies Antiques Gallery.
Price: on requestLarge figure of Aphrodite / Venus Anadyomene typeVery impressive, 25 cm high figure. The goddess is rising from the sea, wringing her tresses. Ex Bavarian private collection, in which the figure was since the 1970s.
Price: on requestRoman silver knee broochNice specimen with characteristic bend in its bow and attached loop and ring. From the Danubian provinces of the Roman Empire.
Price: on requestRoman bracelet with hunting sceneThis rare and elaborate silver repoussé is analyzed in a 1970 publication and attributed to a workshop in Antioch or Palmyra. Late 3rd century AD.
Price: on requestLarge Roman marble head of a womanVery well preserved fragment of a larger group. Ca. 1st - 2nd century AD, Roman Empire. From an old German collection, acquired in 1987 from Helmut Liebert in Krefeld, Germany.
Price: on requestRoman clay unguentariumPerfectly preserved, with traces of the original red painting remain on the neck. From an old German collection, acquired in London in the 1970s.
Price: on requestPerfectly preserved decorated Terra Sigillata jarDecorated with human figures in high relief. Great condition. From an old German collection, acquired in 1979.
Price: on requestRoman sprinklerPerfume bottle with pattern-blown body. An aperture made it easy to dispense the precious content drop by drop. From the Late Roman period.
Price: on requestRoman globular bottlePerfectly preserved glass vessel with globular body. Made in the Eastern Mediterranean during late Roman Imperial times.
Price: on requestPerfectly preserved Terra Sigillata jar with bust and boarGreat condition. Acquired in 1979.
Price: on requestAmphora with beautiful marina patinaTable amphora, or vessel for transport of particularly precious goods. The beautiful dense marine patina makes this vase a true eye-catcher. 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 silver earrings with shieldBelonging pair of earrings from the late Roman Imperial period. With nice filigree decoration.
Price: on requestVery rare Roman bronze patera with duck head handleBronze paterae with preserved handle are very rare, especially in this condition. Beautiful patina.
Price: on requestLarge Roman transport amphoraNicely restored amphora from the Mediterranean sea. Overall a very impressive vessel. From an old German collection, acquired in London in the 1970s.
Price: on requestHarpokrates Terracotta figurine from Ptolemaic or Roman EgyptNice figurine from Ptolemaic or Roman Egypt. From an old German collection, acquired at Davies Antiques, London, in 1976 - 1978.
Price: on requestRoman silver knee broochNice specimen with characteristic bend in its bow and incised decorations. From the Danubian provinces of the Roman Empire.
Price: on requestRoman silver fibulaInteresting type of brooch from the Roman Imperial period. Nice specimen made of silver.
Price: on request