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LOT 2084
British Celtic Bronze Horse Protome
IRON AGE, 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (8.46 grams, 23 mm).
Modelled in the round with textured mane and domed eyes in recesses, pricked ears; with an old collector's record card.
ProvenanceFound Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border, UK.
Acquired December 1991 from J.L.Homan.
Accompanied by an old sales ticket and handwritten collector's card.
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LOT 2084
British Celtic Bronze Horse Protome
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£60 (EUR 70; USD 81) +BP*
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Celtic Iron Lamp with Bull's Head
1st century B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,100
Elongated bowl-shaped lamp with pinched nozzle to accept the wick; tall curved handle with stylised bull's head finial, with a hole in the middle and a hook attached to the rounded muzzle; two lateral curved horns; chain composed of six straight links connected by hooks and loops. 322 grams, 68.5 cm
with Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger, Munich, Auction 254, 13 February 2008, no.421. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13522-263139.
These kinds of boat-shaped Danubian Celtic lamps were hanging oil lamps fitted with a hanging shaft with knot decoration with horns, imitating the head of a bull, characterised by a curved end with an S-shaped hook. -
Celtic Silver Bracelet
Iron Age, circa 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £55
Pennanular, formed from a round-section rod with cut finials. 32.2 grams, 62 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Silver Bracelet
Iron Age, circa 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Pennanular, formed from a round-section rod with cut and ribbed finials. 25.2 grams, 60 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
