Oil lamps - 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.-
Roman oil lamp with nymph or goddess
Very 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 requestCanaanite oil lampShallow bowl with high rim pinched to form single wick-rest, convex underside. 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 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 requestOil lamp mirror with erotic scene, piece from same workshop exhibited in Getty Museum in LARare type, very nicely preserved, from an old US-American collection. Ex Christie's.
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp fragment with erotic scene, ex Christie's New YorkRare type, very nicely preserved, from an old US-American collection.
Price: on requestImpressive Roman imperial bronze oil lampBeautiful patina, very well preserved. With large leaf-shaped handle. Dating to 1st - 2nd century AD.
Price: on requestEgyptian frog lamp from very old German collectionThe frog lamps developed in Egypt close to Abydos. For the Egyptians, the frog symbolized birth and resurrection, this symbolism was also adapted by the early Christians. From the German collection Becker, in this for 3 generations.
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp with head of a Taurus as handleRare type with plastic handle and large cross on base.
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp showing Sol-HeliosInteresting transition type to the so-called North African oil lamps. Nicely preserved, unusual piece.
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp with heart-shaped nozzleNicely preserved oil lamp from the Roman Imperial era.
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp with heart-shaped nozzleNicely preserved oil lamp from the Roman Imperial era.
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp decorated with dotsNicely preserved piece with heart-shaped nozzle.
Price: on requestMassive roman oil lampMade in North Africa in the late 3rd century AD. From an old collection
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp found in the 1890s in CologneFound in the Mauritiussteinweg street during construction works. Since 1890s in the private Cologne collection O.
Price: on requestRoman imperial oil lamp with HermesFrom the German collection Becker, in this for 3 generations.
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp from FORTIS workshopRather rare type with large discus handle. From the very old German collection Becker.
Price: on requestGreek Attic oil lamp6th - 5th century BC, nicely preserved example of a very early oil lamp used in ancient Europe.
Price: on requestNorth African oil lamp with floral motifDark clay with partially preserved dark glaze. Nicely preserved, from an old collection.
Price: on requestNorth African oil lamp - very rare typeDark clay with partially preserved dark green glaze, very rare transition type. Nicely preserved, from an old German collection.
Price: on requestMassive Roman oil lamp - found in Lopodunum, GermanyNicely preserved piece from the earliest Roman settlement phase
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp from FETVS workshopFrom a very old German collection. Probably manufactured in North Africa.
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp showing Victoria in bigaA lamp with an identical motive is on exhibition in the NATIONAL WARSAW MUSEUM. Probably found in Trier in 1913
Price: on requestPerfectly preseved imperial roman oil lamp with dogExtraordinary fine and detailed dog depiction. From old German collection
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp with standing goddessGoddess dressed in long robe, holding cornucopia. From old German collection
Price: on requestIslamic oil lampImpressive large speciman, shoulder decorated with dots and rims.
Price: on requestGladiatorenlampe aus der römischen Kaiserzeit - Fund aus DeutschlandMuseales Stück. Erhabenes Spiegeldekor mit feinen Details, tiefer, gut lesbarer Stempel. Fund aus Region der Limeskastelle Pförring, Eining, Pfünz, Kösching und Weißenburg.
Price: on requestHerodische Öllampe aus JerusalemGefertigt in der Lebens- und Wirkzeit Jesu Christi. Vollständig erhalten, die Rußspuren zeugen von einer regen Nutzung.
Price: on requestRömische Öllampe mit hellenistischen MerkmalenAuf Schulter filigran ausgeführter Blattkranz. Henkel mit Rippendekor verziert. Exzellent erhalten, nicht restauriert. Mit starken Rußspuren und leichter Sandpatina.
Price: on requestMuseale römische Öllampe - Kampf des Herkules mit dem Kretischen StierFund aus Tunesien, Nähe der Ortschaft El-Djem. 3. Jh. n. Chr. Aus der deutschen Generationensammlung Machat. Museal erhaltenes Stück.
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp showing cockVollständig erhalten, mit Spuren eines dunkelroten Überzugs. Sehr schöner Zustand mit gut erkennbarem Motiv. Römische Kaiserzeit.
Price: on requestLate Roman discus type oil lampInteressantes, museal erhaltenes Stück. Bei Herstellung an einer Seite eingekniffen. Mit starker Sandpatina.
Price: on requestLate Roman oil lamp from South Israel with maker's stampLeicht herausgezogene Schnauze, radiales Liniendekor auf Schulter. Exzellente Erhaltung, Rußspuren.
Price: on requestLate Samaritan oil lampZwischen Füll- und Brennloch leicht eingetiefter Kanal. Mit Tannenzweig - und Liniendekor.
Price: on requestHellenistic oil lamp with circular bodyUm Einfüllloch hohes senkrechtes Band. Lang herausgezogene Schnauze. Auf Drehscheibe gefertigt.
Price: on requestTransjordan oil lampHellroter Ton. Auf der Schulter radiales Strichdekor. Schnauze mit erhabenen Dreiecken dekoriert. Perfekt erhalten. Mit Rußspuren.
Price: on request