Apollo Art Auctions

August 2024 Auction  –  25 August 2024

Apollo Art Auctions , August 2024 Auction

Ancient Art, Antiquities

Su, 25.08.2024, from 2:00 PM CEST
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Description

ROMAN GREEN GLASS BEAKER

Ca. AD 100 - 300 A Roman green glass beaker composed of a biconical and large body, a hemispherical base and a vertical rim. On the external surface are decorative lines, which are used to give form to these important daily life objects. Glass beakers were used in Roman society only by high-level people for the cost; ordinary people used wood dishes and beakers.
Size: 90mm x 70mm; Weight: 125g
Provenance: Property of a London art gallery, acquired on the US art market; Ex. Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe, NJ., Ex. Dr. Arnold Saslow, acquired in Munich in the late 1970s.; Ex. Macy's department store in 1889.

100
Estimate: GBP 150 - 300

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Price realized 110 GBP
Starting price 100 GBP
Estimate 150 GBP
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