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Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
.jpg "The Tenby Hiberno-Norse Viking Penannular Brooch")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
![English Milled Coins - George VI - 1937 - Cased RM Proof Coronation Gold Set [4]](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/203351-s(2).jpg "English Milled Coins - George VI - 1937 - Cased RM Proof Coronation Gold Set [4]")
Composed of a tapering sidewall and old blue and white collector's note with handwritten identification notes dating the piece to found(?) in 1923. 87 grams, 11.5 cm wide
With old label attached dated 1923.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
With old label attached dated 1923.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
Featuring moulded legs and scalloped lower edge to front face; circular hole to the top; hollow-formed. 556 grams, 14.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Bolla, M., 'Bronzi figurati romani da luoghi di culto dell'Italia Settentrionale,' in LANX 20 (2015), pp. 49‐143, fig.10, p.57.
Some bronze supports found in the dedication shrines in temples are peculiar: they often have no frames of architectural derivation and have a central hole to the top. These bases seem to have not been intended for statuettes but for objects that may have needed support on a wall due to their height, possibly military standards, numerous fragments of which have been found in the Northern Italian regions. If this hypothesis is correct, this base could confirm the dedication of 'standards' as ex voto, positioned in the temple as a place for the conservation of military insignia.
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Bolla, M., 'Bronzi figurati romani da luoghi di culto dell'Italia Settentrionale,' in LANX 20 (2015), pp. 49‐143, fig.10, p.57.
Some bronze supports found in the dedication shrines in temples are peculiar: they often have no frames of architectural derivation and have a central hole to the top. These bases seem to have not been intended for statuettes but for objects that may have needed support on a wall due to their height, possibly military standards, numerous fragments of which have been found in the Northern Italian regions. If this hypothesis is correct, this base could confirm the dedication of 'standards' as ex voto, positioned in the temple as a place for the conservation of military insignia.
Modelled facing in the round with naturalistic features. 6.2 kg, 21 cm high
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
With ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:3, 4:5. 10.2 grams total, 14 mm each
Ex collection of a UK gentleman formed in the 1990s.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 724, for type.
Ex collection of a UK gentleman formed in the 1990s.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 724, for type.
Complete with pin lug, pin and catchplate to reverse, displaying a floral design with remains of polychrome enamelling. 12.16 grams, 32 mm
Acquired from Gary Edwards at York Antiques Centre.
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Gary Edwards.
Acquired from Gary Edwards at York Antiques Centre.
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Gary Edwards.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising six polished discoid counters and a single dice, the latter configured: 1:6; 2:5; 3:4 in punched ring-and-dot markers. 8 grams total, 7-18 mm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Including examples of various sizes and colours and sections still set in Roman cement. 139 grams total, 7-27 mm
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising complete and incomplete examples, including crossbow brooches; decorated openwork brooches; a zoomorphic brooch; a Celtic fibula, together with others. 61 grams total, 27-68 mm
Ex important Spanish collection, formed 1970s.
Ex important Spanish collection, formed 1970s.
Featuring an elaborate monogram composed of Greek letters A and E, rectangular section bar and tapering cylindrical socket. 396 grams, 28.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
See Baratta, G., 'Roman Signacula / Una particolare categoria di signacula: marchi per legno, pellame ed animali', in Mayer, M., Olive, G., Baratta, G., Guzman Almagro, A. (ed.), XII Congressus Internationalis Epigraphiae Grecae et Latinae, Barcelona, 2007, pp.99-108, figs.3, 7, for similar stamps
Branding stamps or signacula, in particular those with large single letters, were used for marking livestock to identify the ownership, the breed, the quality and other features of the animal. These signacula were usually made in bronze, but iron examples are also preserved.
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
See Baratta, G., 'Roman Signacula / Una particolare categoria di signacula: marchi per legno, pellame ed animali', in Mayer, M., Olive, G., Baratta, G., Guzman Almagro, A. (ed.), XII Congressus Internationalis Epigraphiae Grecae et Latinae, Barcelona, 2007, pp.99-108, figs.3, 7, for similar stamps
Branding stamps or signacula, in particular those with large single letters, were used for marking livestock to identify the ownership, the breed, the quality and other features of the animal. These signacula were usually made in bronze, but iron examples are also preserved.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A restrung group of glass beads of various types and colours, including reds, greens, blues and yellows. 30.5 grams, 56 cm longFine condition.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Hoop with angled shoulders with fluting; inset with a polished and chipped agate stone; setting damaged. 33.07 grams, 33.29 mm overall, 18.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)
Private collection, Germany, 1970s.
Acquired 2009.
Private collection, Germany, 1970s.
Acquired 2009.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising: lock bolts; human and animal figures; bells; decorative fittings and other items. 150 grams total, 16-81 mm
Acquired on the German art market around 2000.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Acquired on the German art market around 2000.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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