![ROMAN PROSTITUTE'S RING C.100-300 AD, SIZE 2: Gilt bronze, size 2 for wear on the small finger between the first and second joints as was the custom. 2.9mm rounded face band with the thickened bottom in the Roman taste. Rounded rectangular bezel](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982138_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
Ancient Greek & Roman Gilt
![ROMAN PROSTITUTE'S RING C.100-300 AD, SIZE 2: Gilt bronze, size 2 for wear on the small finger between the first and second joints as was the custom. 2.9mm rounded face band with the thickened bottom in the Roman taste. Rounded rectangular bezel](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982138_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![ROMAN RING C.4th-6th CENTURY AD, SIZE 5 3/4: Size 5 3/4, oval form, gilt bronze with 2.0mm rounded face band flaring slightly to the shoulders. Lenticular bezel with flat face inscribed with a patter, perhaps a bird. Probably a signet ring. Surf](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982290_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![FINE ROMAN RING C.4th-6th CENTURY AD, SIZE 5 1/2: Size 5 1/2 oval form, gilt bronze with 3.8 mm ridged face band flaring to the shoulders. The bottom with broad thickened band in the Roman taste. Raised lenticular bezel with flat face inscribed with](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982242_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![ROMAN SIGNET RING, 1ST-3RD C. AD, SIZE 7 1/4: Gilt bronze, size 7 1/4 with deeply rounded band, 2.3mm thick. Raised rectangular bezel with three transverse cuts serving as a signet to identify the wearer. Professionally refurbished with the 24kar](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982291_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![ROMAN/BYZANTINE RING, 3RD-6TH CENTURY, SIZE 2 1/2: Gilt bronze, size 2 1/2 with 2.3mm medially ridged band flaring to the scalloped shoulders. Oval bezel cut with three strokes, probably serving as a signet. Professionally refurbished with the 24karat](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982264_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![ROMAN KEY RING C.100-300 AD, SIZE 8: Gilt bronze, size 8. Broad rounded band with integral intricately toothed key projection. These rings were used to open jewelry boxes, the ownership of which was prestigious. As a result, many were ma](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982229_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
News about Ancient Greek & Roman Gilt
![Trio of French Empire gilt bronzes by Napoleon’s goldsmith roared to $51K at Stair](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/168576163_1_x.webp)
Trio of French Empire gilt bronzes by Napoleon’s goldsmith roared to $51K at Stair
HUDSON, N.Y. – Spotted in a regular Thursday Morning at Stair sale, a trio of French Empire gilt bronzes by Martin-Guillaume Biennais, Napoleon’s goldsmith, sold far above expectations on January 15. After just six bids, they hammered for $40,000 ($51,200 with buyer’s premium) against an estimate of $800-$1,200. Stair Galleries’ cataloging was brief but, as […]
![Gilt copper cow weathervane, Moorcroft pottery and a belsnickle appears at Kensington Dec. 11](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/162962227_1_x.webp)
Gilt copper cow weathervane, Moorcroft pottery and a belsnickle appears at Kensington Dec. 11
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Chinese gilt bronze Luohan figure commands nearly $1M at Dumouchelles
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![Important Tibetan gilt sculpture leads Heritage Asian art sale, March 22](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/A_Tibetan_Gilt_and_Polychromed_Copper_Alloy_Figure_of_Usnisavijaya_Heritage_Auctions-1-1.jpg)
Important Tibetan gilt sculpture leads Heritage Asian art sale, March 22
DALLAS — From a screen inlaid with porcelain plaques by a Chinese porcelain painting master to a Tibetan figure of a Buddhist goddess and a collection of vibrant Japanese woodblock prints, the offerings in Heritage Auctions‘ March 22 Fine & Decorative Asian Art Signature® Auction include special items spanning a variety of genres. Absentee and Internet […]