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LOT 1128
Bronze Age Coiled Spectacle Pendant Group
16TH-10TH CENTURY B.C.
2 in. (16.9 grams total, 51-53 mm).
A group of two spectacle pendants, each composed of two coiled wire circles joined by a loop. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEarly 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
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British Bronze Age Looped and Socketted Axehead
12th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £139
A bronze socketted axe with round-section barrel and two parallel ribs, flared cutting edge, small loop below. 300 grams, 14 cm
Very fine condition.
John Lawton collection, Surrey, UK. London Mayfair gallery, UK. Dr D.G. collection, 1990s-2019. Accompanied by an old typed catalogue slip with provenance.
This very fine British specimen of Bronze Age axe still has the loop used for securing it to the wooden handle. This type has some features in common with a number of specimens from the Little Coombe Hoard (BM no.1894, 0803.4) and can be dated to the Late Bronze Age. -
Heavy Bronze Age Coiled Bracelet
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A bronze bracelet formed using a convex bar with overlapping terminals. 103 grams, 80 mm
Acquired 1990s. English private collection. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
Bronze Age Socketted Axehead
Circa 12th-8th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
The majority of a bronze socketted axehead with a crescentic blade and tapering rectangular-section socket. 198 grams, 91 mm
Fair condition.
UK gallery, acquired in the 2000s. Property of an English gentleman.
