Ira and Larry Goldberg Auctioneers
Auction 98 6-7 Jun 2017
View prices realized
► Sale information
Find similar lots
Roman Judaea, 1st-2nd Century AD, Fine Glass Juglet with Trailed Thread Decoration. A single-handled juglet in colorless glass with ovoid body, tapering cylindrical neck, and wide, flat, everted rim. At side, an angular handle in trailed aubergine glass, along with a thin thread of aubergine trailing spirally around the body up to the base of the neck. Juglet is intact, with a few slight age cracks, yet vessel remains stable and sound. Some slight iridescence on the body, with two vivid patches on the handle. A choice, well-formed example of this popular collectible item. Height: 3¾".
Cf. Newark, Ancient Glass, no. 96. Estimate Value $800 - 1,000
Ex Goldberg's Fairchild Family Trust Collection Coin Auction of May 28-30, 2001, lot 2828; Ex June 1986, Superior Galleries Sale of the bankrupt assets of the International Diamond Corporation. The ancient Roman glass was acquired thru Rafi Brown in the early 1980's.
Cf. Newark, Ancient Glass, no. 96. Estimate Value $800 - 1,000
Ex Goldberg's Fairchild Family Trust Collection Coin Auction of May 28-30, 2001, lot 2828; Ex June 1986, Superior Galleries Sale of the bankrupt assets of the International Diamond Corporation. The ancient Roman glass was acquired thru Rafi Brown in the early 1980's.