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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £20,800
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Lozengiform in section with tapering finials, panels of hatching to the outer faces. 38.2 grams, 64 mm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Formed with a rounded butt and slightly flared cutting edge; flat in cross-section. 226 grams, 12.5 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Çetin, A., Bilgi, Ö., Weapons of the Protohistoric Age, Istanbul, 1989, figs.21-22, pp.50-51.
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Çetin, A., Bilgi, Ö., Weapons of the Protohistoric Age, Istanbul, 1989, figs.21-22, pp.50-51.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Fragment comprising the hollow-formed body of the blade and flared cutting edge. 74 grams, 59 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Cf. Evans, J., The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, item 116, for type with flared ends to blade.
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Cf. Evans, J., The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, item 116, for type with flared ends to blade.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Earthenware vessel group comprising four with two opposed loop handles to the rim and two with a single thick loop handle; accompanied by an old collector's record card stating: 'Grave Group' of Pots. Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (4000-2000 BC). Central or S.E. Europe. Probably made for funerary use as they are too small to have been of practical value. The contents of a single grave (or at least 2-3 adjacent graves).' 486 grams total, 49-74 mm
From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK.
He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s.
See A Guide to the Antiquities of the Bronze Age London, 1920, pl.IX, for similar forms of vessel.
From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK.
He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s.
See A Guide to the Antiquities of the Bronze Age London, 1920, pl.IX, for similar forms of vessel.
With a paddle-shaped body and curving blade. 6.42 grams, 46 mm
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Comprising: broad cup with single loop handle; bulbous pot with raised rim; smaller cup on a display base with old label 'Prehistoric Central European'. 480 grams total, 6.8-11.3 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Square in section with rounded tapering ends. 28.3 grams, 59 mm
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s.
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Formed as a loop with one broader half, integral suspension bar with ribbed collar. 12.8 grams, 73 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s-2000s.
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s-2000s.
Penannular hoop with each end divided into two coiled finials. 1.82 grams, 22.15 mm overall, 19.93 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Square in section with hatching to the outer face. 35.7 grams, 59 mm
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s.
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Squat in profile with broad base and thick inturned rim. 711 grams, 19 cm wide
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including a miniature votive axe, toggle fastener, 'Picardy type' pin, enamelled mount and other items. 47 grams total, 19-44 mm
Found on various UK sites since 1974.
Property of an Essex collector.
Accompanied by two UKDFD identification record sheets 55702 and 55014.
Picardy-type pin: UKDFD website under ref. 55702. Strap fitting: UKDFD website under ref.55014.
Found on various UK sites since 1974.
Property of an Essex collector.
Accompanied by two UKDFD identification record sheets 55702 and 55014.
Picardy-type pin: UKDFD website under ref. 55702. Strap fitting: UKDFD website under ref.55014.
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