Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 14

Coins, Collectibles and Memorabilia Auction

The Dasler Family Collection of Ancient Glass

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 4737		Well Crafted Large Dish in Green Glass. Roman, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Cf. Oliver, Carnegie Museum, no. 138. Diameter: 8-1/2". Blown, shallow dish (almost a plate) featuring a broad rounded rim, vertical walls, a folded ring foot, and central raised umbo at the middle of the dish. Intact and perfect, the dish is colored with areas of fine cobalt blue, speckled green, and magenta iridescence. This sort of dish would have originally held food pieces laying in a sauce, while the raised center would have kept accoutrements such as chunks of bread out of the liquid! Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $575
Lot 4738		Nicely Crafted Large Footed Dish in Green Glass. Roman, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Diameter: 9-1/2". This blown, fairly shallow dish has vertical walls and a slightly flaring, rolled rim along with a wide folded and flared foot and raised umbo at the piece's center. Intact and perfect, the dish has some cleanable dirt. Colored areas of fine cobalt blue, and speckled green, magenta, and lime colored iridescence highlight this piece. Amazingly no age or stress cracks on a piece of ancient glass this size! Very rare thus! Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $920
Lot 4739		A Fine Little Beaker in Green Glass. Roman, 2nd to 3rd Century AD. Cf. G.A.E. Vol 1, pl. 65, 93a; Newark, fig. 376; Hans Cohn Collection, fig. 56. Height: 3". Blown with a wide flaring, funnel-shaped mouth and a fine rolled rim, the walls of this piece are concave with a biconical base. A small pedestal foot supports the beaker. A neat and delicate object with transparent green to blue and magenta hues with an opaque silvery iridescence. Intact and choice! Estimated Value $200 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $483
Lot 4740		A Stylish Footed Beaker or Flask. Roman, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Height: 4-1/4". Simple but elegant, this vessel is basically conical in shape with a flared mouth and slightly convex base, all set atop a small folded and rounded foot. Blown from a pale green glass, the walls of this beaker feature opaque to transparent creme and rose hues, with an iridescence of more vivid greens, violets, magentas and blue. Intact and perfect. Estimated Value $250 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $357
Lot 4741		Roman Beaker of Elegant Form. Roman, c. 2nd to 3rd century AD. Height: 3-1/8". Blown from pale green glass, this beaker is a spool-like shape. The slightly flaring mouth sits upon a wide body, with a wider and flaring base. With thick to transparent silvery-violet iridescence, which tends to blues, greens, and light magentas. Pleasing. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $391
Lot 4742		A Substantial Beaker with Wheel-cut Ornament. Roman, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Height: 4-3/8". This beaker is a basic narrow cylinbder form with thick walls and a heavy base. On the upper two thirds of the exterior appear four engraved broad, shallow encircling grooves, the first and third of which are flanked by sharper, narrow grooves. The rim is also probably wheel ground. Intact and pefect. The exterior features a creme irridescence and the interior with silvery blue-green iridescence. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $437
Lot 4743		Fine, Iridescent Ewer. Roman, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Cf. G.A.W. p. 227. Height: 6-1/4". Blown in clear glass with a lightly funneled mouth and folded lip this ewer has a cylinder neck and inverted conical body that flares at base. Around the shoulder appear regularly spaced light indentions. A thin trailed handle in brown attaches at the back. With nearly invisible repairs to handle, otherwise the bottle intact and choice. Most of the bottle shows an excellent variegated silvery iridescence in grays, green-blues, coppers, magentas, and rose. Quality glass! Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 4744		A Large Decorated Oinochoe in Light Green Glass. 2nd to 3rd century AD. Cf. G.A.E. Vol. 1, fig. 64d. Height: 12-1/4". Large and neatly crafted, this jar is blown from a leaf green glass. The funnel mouth has a thick rolled rim with a slightly flaring neck. The large body is an inverted drop shape set upon a folded, flat ring foot. At the side, an applied handle appears in glass of the same color that has been folded to create a thumb rest. Additional glass is trailed around the neck. The vessel shows a number of cracks which have been stabilized. A large and still very displayable vessel, at fraction of what it should be. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 4745		A Very Fine Flask with Trailed Decoration. Roman, c. 2nd to 4th Century AD. Cf: "Carafe" in G.A.E. Vol. 1, fig. 66f; Newark, fig. 156. Height: 8-3/8". Blown from clear glass, this bottle has a funnel mouth with a rolled rim. Fine glass thread encircles the throat. Runngin down along the large, pear-shaped body further spirals of obliquely running glass thread have been added. The base is deeply concave. The interior earthen hued patina supports a fine transparent silvery-violet iridescence, which tends to blues, greens, and light magentas. An eye appealing vessel, interesting for being blown to its final form after the body threading had been applied. Estimated Value $450 - 650. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $978
Lot 4746		Unusual "Feeding" Bottle. Roman Judea, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Height: 4". Neatly crafted and robust, this bottle is blown in light green glass. Shaped with a small funnel mouth decorated with a plain rim, and a long, slightly spool-shaped cylinder neck, all of which set upon a broad, ovate body. At the side, a hollow, nipple-like spout protrudes at about mid body. Light chipping to end of spouth. Otherwise the bottle is intact and choice. With subdued to rich blue-green iridescence. A fine example of a scarce class of "feeding" bottles -- so called because it was apparent from the usually thick spouts that they would have been used to feed still nursing infants. Estimated Value $650 - 850. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $437
Lot 4747		An Attractive and Elegant Ewer, in Light Green Glass. Roman, perhaps Syrian, 2nd to 3rd Century AD. Cf. G.A.W. Fig. 192; Newark Fig. 394. Height: 7-3/4". Ewer that has been carefully and quite symmetrically fashioned -- the high foot is folded and flared, while the pear-shaped body is nearly globular. Attached to the slender, cylindrical neck is a delicate loop handle, with encircling reinforcing band. Additional decorative trailed glass appears just beneath the top of the handle. Finely preserved, with minor repair/restoration to a small chip to the mouth. Pleasing creme to silver-violet-green iridescence, mainly appearing on the body. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 4748		Miniature Funnel Mouth Jar with Superb Iridescence. Roman, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Cf. Newark, fig. 517. Height: 1-3/4". Simple, this basic little unguent jar has a broad, shallow funnel mouth, a short neck, and a globular body. Blown in clear or pale green glass. Delicately made but intact and perfect. The piece is covered with mostly opaque iridescence fabulously reflecting nearly all the colors of the rainbow, but with an emphasis on greens, golds, and rose. A little showstopper! Estimated Value $275 - 375. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $357
Lot 4749		A Pair of Small, Colorful Balsam Jars. Roman, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Cf. Newark 517. Heights: 1-5/8"; 2-1/2". A pair of vessels, both of which are basically similar in shape. In light yellow glass, the smallest has a turned out mouth, a short neck, and a broad, flattish piriform body. The larger piece, in pale green glass, has a wide funnel mouth, a sharply ovoid (almost discoid) body, and a deeply indented base. Both are intact and perfect, with some light cleanable dirt. With pleasing silvery to creme iridescence, including pastel greens and rose. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 4750		Rare Rhython Shaped Vessel. Roman, 2nd to 3rd Century AD. Length: 7-3/4". The simple bottle is formed in a curved horn shape with rounded shoulders and short funnel mouth that has a neatly rounded rim. Carefully crafted in light green glass, vessel displays a fine silvery iridescence that tends to greens, blues, and magentas. As is typical of these vessels with delicate projections, the tip of the base is chipped off. Otherwise the bottle is choice and pristine. Rare and desirable! Don't miss this one! Estimated Value $900-UP. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,668
Lot 4751		Large Handled Burial Urn & Lid. Roman, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Cf. G.A.E. Vol. 1, pl. 9a & b. Height: 12-1/2".Blown in light green glass, this urn has a wide funnel mouth that is slightly cupped with a constricted neck. The inverted piriform body has broad shoulders and a smaller base while the is bottom indented. Two ridged and folded v-shaped handles appear at the shoulders. The lid has a broad, folded rim and strongly mammiform in shape. The urn shows a number of stabilized cracks, but otherwise the piece is complete and basically sound, while lid intact and perfect. Piece displays translucent to transparent variegated gold, green, purple and magenta iridescence -- from subtle to fairly bright. Classic looking. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,968
Lot 4752		Cinerary Urn with Cover. Roman, c. 2nd to 3rd Century AD. Cf. G.A.E. Vol. 1, pl. 9d. Height: 11". Blown in green glass, this covered urn features a thick, wide, rolled down rim, a constricted neck and a wide ovoid body with an indented base. The body is intact and perfect. With translucent to transparent variegated gold, green, purple and red iridescence. The cover is of mammiform shape, with a knobbed finial and has been repaired. Attractive in a simple, functional way. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,220
Lot 4753		Footed Beaker in Green Glass. Roman. c. 2nd to 4th century AD. Cf. G.A.E. Vol. 1, pl. 65; Harden, fig. 3, illus. A. Height: 3-1/2". Blown in thick, light green glass, this cup features a plain, slightly flared rim and an inverted conical body on its ring foot. Intact and perfect, with etched iridescence in soft golds, plus splashes of brighter golds, greens and purples. A pleasing and durable example of type. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $426
Lot 4754		Unsual Bag-like Beaker or Jar. Roman, c. 2nd to 4th century AD. Cf. G.A.E. Vol. 1, pl. 69a; Newark, figs. 109, 373, 374. Height: 3-5/8". Delicately formed from a clear or pale green glass, this bottle is crafted with a short funnel mouth that has an outwardly rolled rim, and a wide piriform body which has been deeply indented on the sides to form a square. The piece sits atop a folded thick ring foot. Neatly trailed glass threads appear at the neck. The bottle is intact and perfect. Very clean but for the inner surface on one side. With fine blue, green, silver and purple iridescence. Choice, unusual shape. Estimated Value $400 - 650. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $311
Lot 4755		Lot of Two Iridescent Bottles. Roman, c. 2nd to 4th century AD. Cf. G.I.A. pg. XXIII, 82; G.A.E. Vol. 1, figs. 140 c&d; and Newark fig. 426, for first. Newark 438 for second. Heights: 2-7/8"; 4-5/8". 1. The earliest piece is a thick and heavy unguentarium in glass. With a fine deep green color the piece has a flat everted mouth which is slightly flaring; a cylinder neck, and a small flattened conical body. 2. The second piece is a jar blown in a pale green glass. With a short, funnel-shaped mouth and narrow neck the bulbous and round ovoid vessel has a deeply concave bottom. Both have been repaired with restorations. Both with beautiful iridescence -- blues, greens, and purples on the first, and Silver-gold on the second. An attractive pair. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $219
Lot 4756		Colorful Squat Jug. Roman, 3rd to 4th century AD. Height: 6". Blown in fairly colorful green glass this jug has a shallow funnel mouth with carinated rim, cylinder neck, and a rounded conical, bell-like body. With indented bottom. A ridged and folded handle is attached to thick and thin rings of glass beneath the mouth. Intact and fine. With patchy to crusty jewel-like iridescence in shimmering to intense violets, blues, coppers, reds, and rose. Eye catching for both shape and color! Estimated Value $750-UP. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,006
Lot 4757		Iridescent Bottle. Roman, c. 3rd to 4th century AD. Height: 7-3/8". This neat and shapely bottle is crafted in light yellow glass and is robustly made and of good size. Featuring a large, near flat top, a flaring cylinder neck, and inverted conical body with rounded shoulders and concave walls. The bottle has been broken and repaired with some skill, however a professional redo would greatly enhance its value. Bottle is very worthwhile for its beautiful gold, blue, copper and green iridescence. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $196
Lot 4758		A Fine Little Funnel Mouth Flask in Aubergine Glass. Roman c. 3rd to 4th century AD. Height: 4". Vessl with a broad and deep funnel mouth, fairly wide throat, and tapering cylindrical body -- although its walls are slightly convex. Blown from handsome purplish aubergine glass which only adds another dimension to the splendid and intense green and violets of the vessel's iridescence. The mouth is equally colorful but in silvers and grays. Intact and choice. A delightful artifact! Estimated Value $400 - 650. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,006
Lot 4759		A Shapely Amphoriskos. Roman c. 3rd to 4th century AD. Height: 6". Blown from pale yellow or yellow-green glass, this vessel has a broad and shallow funnel mouth, a narrow flaring neck, and a tapering cylindrical body with rounded shoulders and a flat base. The bottle is intact and pristine. With interior earthen patina. A different shape in a less common color. Recommended. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $380
Lot 4760		A Marvellous Twin-handled Amphora. Roman Syria or Phoenicia, c. 3rd to 4th century AD. Height: 8-3/8". Blown from a yellow-green to faintly olive glass, this vessel is robustly made and of good size. The funnel mouth is shallow and wide with a relatively narrow neck and a broad body of inverted drop shape. The body has faint encircling spiral ridges (residual marks from tooling the hot glass), and nine vertical ribs from pinching the glass. In green glass, two angular handles have been applied to the sides, with decorative rings beneath mouth and towards base of neck. A large pontil mark appears at the vessel's base. Intact and beautifully preserved, the amphora shows some cleanable dirt residue and an area or two of colorful iridescence. A stunning and impressive survival from antiquity! Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,530
Lot 4761		Amphoriskos in Yellow-green. Rome, 3rd to 4th century AD. Cf. G.A.E. Vol. 1, fig. 126m; Newark, fig. 156. Height: 8-1/8". Sizable and blown in fairly thick glass, this bottle has a funnel mouth with a heavy rolled rim, a spool-shaped neck and an inverted cone-shaped body that tapere down to a rounded, small base. At bottle's mid-body is an oblique pinched, handle-like ridge of glass. An earthen patina is deposited on vessel's interior which supports the opaquish silver-violet iridescence, tending to greens and reds. Intact and perfect. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex: Superior Stamp and Coin. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $311
Lot 4762		Iridescent Sprinkler Bottle with Molded Ribbing. Roman Syria, 3rd to 4th Century AD. Cf. G.A.E., Vol. 1 fig. 147. Height: 4". Mold blown from pale green glass. This piece has a wide funnel mouth with double folded rim, a short flaring neck, and a broad, pear-shaped body with decorative vertical ribbing on its body. Part of the body shows a silvery-violet iridescence, tending to blues and light magentas. Intact and pefect. A handsome example. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $357
Lot 4763		Sprinkler Flask with Iridescent and Patterned Body. Roman, perhaps Syrian, c. 3rd to 4th century AD. Cf. Hans Cohn Collection, fig. 67b; Sammlung Oppenlander no. 490. Height: 3-5/8". Blown in light green glass, this bottle has a shallow funnel mouth, a flaring cylinder neck with integral diaphragm within, and a spherical body with a flattend base. On the body, a mold made ornament in a herringbone pattern appears in three registers. With areas of crusty patina having iridescence in bright blue, green, gold, and copper, while the rest shows more subtle silvery-violet iridescence. Finely preserved. Said to be found in Syria. Estimated Value $450 - 700. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $661
Lot 4764		Sprinkler Flask with Violet Iridescence. Roman, perhaps Syrian, c. 3rd to 4th century AD. Cf. Hans Cohn Collection, fig. 67; Sammlung Oppenlander no. 495. Height: 3-3/4". Blown in light yellow glass, this bottle has a shallow funnel mouth with an inward folded rim, short cylinder neck, spherical body, and an indented base. The body is tooled with decorative slanting and parallel lines which encircle it. With blue, green, gold, and a particularly fine violet iridescence. A few modest age cracks on one side which appear to be stabilized. Otherwise, finely preserved. Said to be found in Palestine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $219
Lot 4765		Sprinkler Flask. Roman Syria, 3rd to 4th century AD. Cf, G.A.E. figs. 214, 335. Height: 4-1/8". Blown in heavy yellow-green glass, this piece has a wide funnel mouth with a folded rim, a short flaring neck with interior diaphragm, and high ovoid body with indented base. Intact and perfect, with silvery-gray, mottled magenta and green iridescence. Well made and robust. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $219
Lot 4766		A Fine Large Sprinkler Flask. Roman, 3rd to 4th century AD. Cf. G.A.E. Vol. 1, pl. 86; Sammlung Oppenlander no. 480. Height: 4-7/8". Mold blown in green glass, this robust bottle features a wide funnel mouth with a folded rim, a cylinder neck with interior diaphragm, and a sharply ovoid body with fairly deep concave bottom. Intact and perfect. With vivid speckles and patches of multi-colored gold, copper, turquoise, blue, yellow and green iridescence. Large and choice, with subtle beauty. Estimated Value $450 - 650. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $299
Lot 4767		Colorful Funnel Mouth Jar with Pinched Walls. Roman, 3rd to 4th century AD. Height: 2-5/8". Blown from yellow-green glass, this jar has a wide funnel mouth and neck. The hemispherical body features a deeply indented base. The walls are pinched to create eight vertical ribs, giving the body the appearance of a melon. Intact and perfect. With translucent silvery-violet iridescence, having pastel blues, greens, and light magentas. Colorful and different. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $184
Lot 4768		Textured Large Flask. Roman, c. 3rd to 4th century AD. Cf. Sammlung Opplander nos. 659, 686. Height: 8-1/2". The large and graceful flask is blown in a light green glass. The bottle features a wide funnel mouth with carinated rim, a flaring long cylinder neck, and a broad piriform body. The body was pinched or trailed with a net-like pattern before being blown to full size, giving it a look wholly distinct look from the usual glass trailings or mold blown patterning. Intact and perfect, with transparent iridescence, in silvery greens, blues,coppers, and pastel magentas. A very fine bottle. Estimated Value $600 - 950. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,358
Lot 4769		A Huge Decanter, in Green Glass. Roman, c. 3rd to 5th century AD. Height: 10". Here we offer a jumbo and robust version of similar bottles seen elsewhere in this sale. This bottle is blown with a slightly cupped funnel mouth. It features a longish flaring neck atop a sharply ovoid body. Intact and perfect, without any of the usual cracks seen on larger pieces. With patches of opaque, but mostly transparent slivery-blue, green to purple iridescence, some of it vivid. Impressively monumental! Estimated Value $1,750-UP. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,898
Lot 4770		Large Carafe. Roman, c. 3rd to 5th century AD. Height: 11-1/2". Blown in thick, faintly olive-tinged green glass, this robust bottle has a short funnel mouth and flaring neck set atop a flattend, ovoid body. Intact and perfect without any of the usual cracks seen on these larger pieces. With patches of opaque, but mostly transparent slivery-blue, and green to purple iridescence, some of which is quite vivid and mostly on one side. Monumental! It is difficult find ancient glass much larger than this. Estimated Value $1,750-UP. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,013
Lot 4771		Ampulla Bottle in Yellow Glass. Roman, later 3rd to 4th century AD. Cf. G.A.E. Vol. II, figs. 60, 481, 445l; Sammlung Opppenlander no. 514, but with wheel-cut decoration. Shape is similar to types found in German tombs of the mid-3rd to 4th Century AD, but also found in Syria. Height: 4-7/8". The rimless mouth of this piece has a lightly flared neck which is constricted at the bottom. The spherical body has a slight shoulder with a concave base. Intact and perfect. With a thin to transparent silvery to speckled green, purple, copper, blue iridescence. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $242
Lot 4772		Richly Textured Sprinkler Flask. Roman,c. 3rd to 5th Century AD. Cf. G.A.E. Vol. 1, fig. 147L.; Sammlung Opplander no. 489 for pattern. Height: 3-3/4". Mold blown in substantial clear glass, this piece has a short cylindrical neck with an integral interior diaphragm. The round body features a multi-circular raised design interspaced with triangles and rectangles. Most of the original neck is now missing. With a restored simple rim. The body of the bottle is finely preserved with a lovely iridescence in zones of muted copper and rose, to mottled silver-mauve, coppers and blue-green, with accents of pure violet. An appealing object, with intricate patterning complimenting the lovely colors. Estimated Value $300 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 4773		Large Carafe in Aqua. Roman Syria, 3rd to 4th century AD. Height: 9-1/4". This heavy and substantial piece is formed in aqua glass. The bottle, with a funnel mouth that is faintly cupped, sits atop a conical body with rounded shoulders and base, and indented bottom. A heavy trailed ring of glass appears at the throat, to which are attached two combed and folded handles. A little loss to the top of one handle. Otherwise the bottle is very well preserved. With transparent to intense mottled purple-green and gold iridescence. Estimated Value $1,250-UP. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,898
Lot 4774		Boldly Iridescent Beaker. Roman, 3rd to 4th century AD. Height: 3-7/8". This interesting beaker is rather spool-shaped and is blown in pale green or aqua glass. With a deep and rimless funnel mouth, the lightly conical body sits upon a short folded foot. The narrow waist of the cup is bordered with trailed glass. The beaker shows several stablized cracks, and perhaps a spot or two of restoration. The ancient surfaces reveal a veritable landscape of fascinating and prismatic iridescent colors -- mainly variations on silver-greens and magentas. A very appealing object of display. Estimated Value $300 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $184
Lot 4775		Interesting Iridescent Square-sided Flask. Roman Asia Minor, 3rd to 4th century AD. Cf. G.A.E. Pl. 59, 60, Fig. 66b; Newark Fig. 551. Height: 4-3/4". Blown from light green glass, this bottle featrures a funnel mouth and a short cylindrical neck that merges into asymmetrical shoulders. The straight-sided body sits upon a deeply concave base. With pleasing light purple, green and silver iridescence, there are additional underlying areas of more vivid and intense green hues. Intact and perfect. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $374
Lot 4776		Flask with Spectacular Iridescence. Roman Syria, c. 3rd to 5th century AD. Note the earlier beaker in Opplander, no 659. Height: 5-1/2". Mold blown in light green or yellow glass, this flask is simple and elegant with its broad funnel mouth and conical body. With rounded shoulders and base, the piece has a deeply concave bottom. A delicate raised, net pattern can be seen over much of the body. With restorations to the rim and parts of the body, however these hardly detract from the magnificent shimmering, to brightly metallic green and copper iridescence with complimentary violets, cobalt and turquoise highlights. To many, this is what ancient glass is all about! This is what L.C. Tiffany strove to emulate. Estimated Value $600-UP. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,208
Lot 4777		Late Roman Beaker with Choice Iridescence. Roman, c. 3rd to 4th century AD. Height: 3-5/8". Blown from thick, pale green glass, this beaker shaped vessel is almost symmetrically formed into a spool shape. With a moderately flaring mouth on its wide body, the base is also flaring. The bottom is concave. A small chip on the body where some age cracks converge. Otherwise beaker intact and stable. With exceptional thick to transparent silvery-violet iridescence, which tends to blues, greens, and light magentas. Attractive, yet very showy! Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288
Lot 4778		A Choice Ewer, in Pale Green Glass. Roman 3rd to 4th century AD. Height: 9-1/8". Blown from leaf green or yellow-green glass, this elegant vessel features a trefoil-folded funnel mouth, and a broad cylinder neck on an almost spherical body all of which sit atop a curved and flaring folded foot. Glass threading is wound from the bottom of the mouth to the top of neck. At the back appears a wide trailed handle. Intact and perfect. About half of the exterior displays a thick opaque, silvery-gold iridescence, with other multihued overtones. The interior is a translucent silvery-green, with pastel blues and rose. A marvelous, late Roman luxury item! Estimated Value $2,500-UP. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,715
Lot 4779		Choice Trefoil Pitcher. Roman, c. 3rd to 4th century AD. Cf. the less elaborate, Sammlung Oppenlander no. 670. Height: 5-1/2". This artful little jug is blown in leaf or yellow-green glass. The wide, shallow funnel mouth is folded into a broad triangular spout. The lightly flared cylinder neck sits upon a globular body. Trailed glass is thickly wound about the neck and spread over the body. A thicker collar of thread appears at the shoulders with heavy applied handle attaching to it the rim of the mouth. A little repair to the tip of the spout, otherwise the bottle is choicely preserved. With areas of crusty rose colored patina-iridescence, where flaked away bright greens, reds, and silvers show forth. Because of the rounded base to the vessel, it is unable to stay upright by itself, and so likely this function was performed by employing a custom-made base, perhaps in precious metal. Estimated Value $500 - 650. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $368
Lot 4780		A Superbly Colorful Juglet. Roman, c. 3rd to 5th century AD. Opplander no. 499 (without handle). Height: 4-1/2". This robust bottle is mold blown in pale green or aqua glass with vertical ribbing to the body. The mouth is lightly flared on a thick cylinder neck which is pushed down into the body creating the rimmed and concave shoulders. A delicate L-shaped handle appears at one side. Intact and perfect, the bottle disploys zones of translucent to transparent stuningly vibrant iridescence in violets, blue, greens, limes, vivid coppers, and light magentas. A first class collection showpiece! A scarce form, with color equal to the most fiery of Australian opals! Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,530
Lot 4781		Jug with Vivid Mottled Irirdesceence. Roman, 3rd to 4th Century AD. Cf. Oliver, Carnegie Museum, no. 154; G.A.E. Vol. 11, pl. 94d. Height: 6-5/8". Blown from an olive-tinged green glass, this bottle has a wide but shallow funnel mouth with a thickly rolled rim and additional thick trailed collar beneath. The tall body is slightly barrel-shaped, with a wide, flat, slightly striated handle attached to it and the rim. The vessel shows areas of black crusty patina which acts as a foil to the patches of vivid green, gold, copper and purple iridescence. With a small chip to the handle trailing at the rim. Otherwise intact and choice. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 4782		Large Jug. Roman, perhaps Syria, 3rd to 4th century AD. Cf. G.A.E. Volume 1, fig. 65; Newark, fig. 132; Carnegie Museum, no. 154. Height: 8-7/8". A large and robust jug blown in light green glass. With an angled funnel mouth, a short cylinder neck, and a long cylindrical body. A thick trailed ring appears at the throat, and a wide combed handle with neat vertical ribbing is attached at back. The body is encircled with lightly engraved decorative bands of parallel lines. Intact, with a few age cracks, which appear stable and the bottle sound. Scattered earthen patina and mottled iridescence, sometines very bright, in gold, magenta, blue, copper and green. Estimated Value $550 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 4783		Elaborate Aubergine Juglet. Roman, 3rd to 4th century AD. Height: 4-7/8". Blown in light aubergine glass, this juglet is robustly made. The bottle features a funnel mouth, a flaring cylinder neck, and an inverted conical body atop a thick discoid foot. Beneath the rim and centered on the neck are trailed rings of glass. At the back is a trailed handle with folded thumb grips. Aside from some losses to the trailing at the neck, this vessel has been finely preserved. With interior and exterior black patina, which supports an intricate patchwork of silvery, multi-hued iridescence, with splendid violets and verdant greens on the areas of raw glass. This one worth a second look. Estimated Value $650 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $805
Lot 4784		Funnel Mouth Flask in Yellow. Roman, 3rd to 4th century AD. Cf. G.F.M. fig. 92a (Syro-Palestinian 3rd to 5th century AD); Newark, fig. 152. Height: 6-1/4". This good sized flask is blown in heavy yellow glass. The bottle features a funnel mouth, and a long cylinder neck that flares into the sharply ovoid body. A thick trailed ring of olive glass appears at the throat. Intact and perfect. With mottled thin to vibrant iridescence, in silvery greens, blues, coppers, pastel magentas, to somber violets. A good large bottle. Estimated Value $450 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $357
Lot 4785		Colorful Juglet. Roman, c. 3rd to 4th century AD. Height: 4-5/8". Recomposed from two different pieces, this juglet's upper half is a faintly green-tinged yellow glass. The narrow neck, wide funnel mouth, handle and ornamental rings are in a trailed dark aqua color. The flattened ovoid body is also yellow glass but of somewhat lighter color. The lower body appears in a fine and colorful thick silver-gray-green iridescence, with vivid surrounds of magenta, green and lime color. Similar iridescence has been added as restoration to the juncture of the two bottles. Although a pastiche, the shape is reasonably accurate, and the juglet has undoubted eye appeal. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $242
Lot 4786		Juglet in Aqua Glass. Roman Syria, 3rd to 4th century AD. Cf. G.F.M. fig. 102b; Newark, fig. 117. Height: 4-3/8". With a wide and shallow funnel mouth, this piece features a slighlty cupped, cylinder neck on a sharply domed body. Decorative, tooled ribbing spirals obliquely around the body. Also, thick circular rings have been applied at the throat and neck along with a wide, combed, v-shaped handle attached to the back. A small defect in the rim has been restored in wax, with a few stabilized cracks at the side. With earthen patina and areas of pastel iridescence. A pleasant example and with a little professional work, it could be even better. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288

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