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LOT 1516
Bronze Age 'East Anglia' Tanged Chisel
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (16.2 grams, 69 mm).
Square-section shank developing to a broad curved cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in East Anglia, UK.
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Bronze Age Belt Element Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising: twenty-seven tongue-shaped plaques with knop finial, two attachment loops to the reverse; six smaller mounts with ribbed bodies and bulbous finials, two attachment loops to the reverse; re-threaded to a string. 102 grams total, 23 cm long
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Bronze Age Sacrificed British Long Sword
1500-1100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,200
Leaf-shaped blade with flared shoulder and two attachment rivets; moulded midrib flaring to two shallow channels; narrow lentoid-section tip; mounted on a custom-made stand. 930 grams total, 56.5 cm high including stand
Reputedly found in the River Blackwater, Bradwell, Essex. with Christie's, South Kensington, 13 May 2003, no.259. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12136-217739.
The lack of an integral tang is an early feature found on Class II rapiers. -
Large Bronze Age Grey Ware Storage Jar
2nd millenniumn B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
With rounded base, squat profile, rim with stepped inner face, band of slashes to the shoulder. 2.85 kg, 26 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.
