Auctions
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From a Bonhams press release: A delicate wreath made of fine gold oak leaves with acorns, of the type worn by Alexander the Great’s father, Philip II of Macedon, is one of the highlights of Bonhams sale of Antiquities on April 28 in New Bond Street. This stunning artefact, estimate £100,000-120,000, may once have graced…
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Interesting item coming to auction … from the Telegraph; some excerpts: Dug up by former brick layer Pete Beasley in 1999, it was discovered yards from a hoard of other artefacts that are now at the British Museum. The jewel dates from the first century, measures just 2.5 inches in length and depicts an emperor…
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Just what you need in your dining room: Replica mosaic is to be auctioned | BBC. For sale: brothers’ Roman mosaic that wasn’t built in a day | Times
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Can’t find anything to quote at Bonham’s yet on this, but it’s interesting: A lovely Roman marble bust that film director, Franco Zeffirrelli gave as a wedding gift to friends who worked with him on the filming of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ will be sold at Bonhams next Antiquities Sale in London on April…
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Killing some time at the end of the day, I’m looking at the recent results of Sotheby’s Classical auction … among the many interesting items therefrom is this bit of a marble sarcophagus, apparently depicting Medea and her two kiddies: … which got me to wondering … other than perhaps a famous actor or someone…
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