Antiquities - A collection of Ancient Roman pottery, glass and other fragments, comprising; pottery fragment inscribed on paper label 'Pompeii 1888', painted pottery fragment inscribed on paper label 'MYCENE', pottery fragment inscribed on paper label 'ELEUSIS', iridescent green glass fragment inscribed on paper label 'Nicomedia Sea of Marmara' together with remaining items (qty).
Provenance: James Ewing Somerville (1843-1923) who had a second home in Menton, South of France, and would visit Ventimiglia in Northern Italy to attend "Roman Sales" in the period 1880-1900.
Sold for £50
Estimated at £100 - £200
Antiquities - A collection of Ancient Roman pottery, glass and other fragments, comprising; pottery fragment inscribed on paper label 'Pompeii 1888', painted pottery fragment inscribed on paper label 'MYCENE', pottery fragment inscribed on paper label 'ELEUSIS', iridescent green glass fragment inscribed on paper label 'Nicomedia Sea of Marmara' together with remaining items (qty).
Provenance: James Ewing Somerville (1843-1923) who had a second home in Menton, South of France, and would visit Ventimiglia in Northern Italy to attend "Roman Sales" in the period 1880-1900.
Auction: Antique & Fine Art Sale, 16th Apr, 2024
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