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Lot 170

Lot 170

Three Roman Glass Relief Medallions

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Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Estimate$1,000 – $2,000

Status

Closed

Three Roman Glass Relief Medallions

Circa 1st Century B.C.-1st Century A.D.

Width of largest 2 1/4 inches (5.72 cm).

Provenance:

Lion Medallion:

The Groppi Collection, Switzerland, acquired in the 1920s-1940s.

Christie's, London, Ancient Egyptian Glass and Faience, Part III, 8 December 1993, Lot 12. [part]

Private Collection, Switzerland.

Christie's, New York, Antiquities, 31 October 2018, Lot 80.

Theatre Mask Medallion:

Private Collection, Switzerland, 1980 or prior.

Christie's, New York, Antiquities, 31 October 2018, Lot 80.

Medusa Medallion:

Private Collection, Switzerland, 1990s or prior.

Christie's, New York, Antiquities, 31 October 2018, Lot 80.

Published:

M. Kunz (ed.), 3000 Jahre Glaskunst: von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil, Kunstmuseum Luzern, 1981, no. 340.

Exhibited:

Switzerland, Luzern, Kunstmuseum Luzern, 3000 Jahre Glaskunst: von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil, 19 July-13 September 1981.

Inspected under UV light and 10x loupe. Old inventory number (969) inscribed on on lion medallion. Theatre mask restored from two fragments and with reddish deposits near eyes and mouth. Drilled suspension loop on back. Some significant deposits and mild iridescence. Significant area of encrustation on back of lion. Generally in fine and stable condition. See additional images.

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Mr. Coley joined the Antiquities department in 2021 after working as Managing Director in the Ancient Art department at Colnaghi, the world’s oldest commercial art gallery, where he helped to establish the Ancient Art department and launched Colnaghi New York in 2017. Prior to Colnaghi, Mr. Coley was in the Greek and Roman Art department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Mr. Coley holds a B.A. from the University of Miami and an M.A. in Art Market from the Fashion Institute of Technology, and he earned an art-appraisal certificate from New York University.

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