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Lot No. 1636
10
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Formed as a round-section tapering rod with the ends flattened. 1.6 grams, 11mm

Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s-2000s.

Lot No. 1637
8
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Squat biconical body with rounded underside, everted rim to the mouth, incised circumferential bands to the shoulder. 775 grams, 17.5 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.

Lot No. 1638
1
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Of crescentic form with parallel raised ribs to the base, lateral spur to neck. 116 grams, 12.5 cm

Ex German collection, 1990s.

With round-section barrel and two parallel ribs, flared cutting edge, small loop below; edge chipped. 139 grams, 95 mm

Ex British private collection, Buckinghamshire, UK.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.BA25; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Cf. MacGregor, A., Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the collection of the Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Ashmolean Museum, 1987, no.11.19.

Formed from a square-section rod recurved and tapering to the ends. 20.6 grams, 42 mm

Ex German collection, 1990s.

Lot No. 1642
10
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Bronze round-section rod wound in six coils to form a finger ring. 13.88 grams, 25.08 mm overall, 19.25mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)

Ex German collection, 1990s.

Lot No. 1643
8
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Each a tapering crescent with bulbs. 9.68 grams total, 35-38 mm

UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.

Lot No. 1644
4
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With six circular voids to the flange rim, looped slider to reverse. 10.18 grams, 32 mm

Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

With square-section collared socket and rectangular cheeks and straight cutting edge, small attachment loop. 319 grams, 12 cm

From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.BA29; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Cf. Evans, J., The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, for similar.

Lot No. 1647
3
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Of crescentic form with parallel raised ribs to the outer edges at the base, lateral spur to neck. 50 grams, 12.5 cm

Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Cf. The British Museum, museum number WG.283, for similar.

Lot No. 1648
3
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Formed from a round-section rod with tapered ends wound in a tapering coil. 23.16 grams, 30.14 mm overall, 18.98 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)

Ex German collection, 1990s.

Lot No. 1649
3
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Conical disc with central boss and six radiating holes, loop to the reverse. 12.1 grams, 34 mm

Ex German collection, 1990s.

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