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LOT 2063
Bronze Age Copper Flat Axe
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/2 in. (201 grams, 18.9 cm).
Flat in section with thick butt and straight cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
See Savoury, H.N., Guide Catalogue of the Bronze Age Collections, National Museum of Wales, 1980, fig.17, for similar.
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LOT 2063
Bronze Age Copper Flat Axe
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Large Bronze Age Copper Flat Axe
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Flat in section with narrow rounded butt and gently curved cutting edge, tapering to each end. 695 grams, 19 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
British Bronze Age Looped Palstave Axehead
Circa 1200-800 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A low-flanged palstave with a short 'squared' butt, a triangular blade with a convex cutting edge, deep lateral flanges, a stop and a median rib; loop to the side. 344 grams, 15.1 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1960s. From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s. -
Bronze Age Openwork Pin
Central Europe, circa 1200-800 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Featuring a faceted pin with a flared openwork finial formed of triangles, a row of suspension loops above; mounted on a backing board with an information label. 110 grams total, 18.2 cm, 23.5 cm icluding board
Ex Alain Eleb, Louvre de Antiquares, Paris 1eme, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market since the 1960s. From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s.
