The May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8LT, United Kingdom
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LOT 1406:
Roman Glass Dropper Flask
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Start price:
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Estimated price :
$40 - $60
Buyer's Premium: 30%
VAT: 8.875%
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Roman Glass Dropper Flask
3rd century AD
An iridescent glass with conical body and concave underside, applied trail collar, tapering neck and rolled rim, some iridescence remaining. 37 grams, 69mm (2 3/4"). Fine condition, crack to base. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a private Belgian collection; previously part of a private collection formed in Germany in the 1990s.
Literature
Cf. Whitehouse, D. Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997 item 350 for type.
