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LOT 1744
Bronze Age Triangular Pendant
CENTRAL EUROPE, 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 7/8 in. (7.73 grams, 48 mm).
Thick pendant with raised border and integral loop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1744
Bronze Age Triangular Pendant
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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British Bronze Age Tanged Chisel
England, 1500-900 B.C.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Triangular in form, rectangular in section, narrowed to a point at the tanged end, expanding in width to form a curved cutting edge. 3.94 grams, 40 mm
Found Partenell, Bedfordshire, UK. Recorded with UKDFD no.38063. -
Roman and Other 'Colchester' Pottery Collection
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including: mortaria, cooking vessels, tableware and other types, plus stone age axe fragments and a domestic animal jaw bone with teeth. 8.4 kg total including box, 3-32 cm
Found Colchester, UK. (UK buyers only, not for export) From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK. He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s. -
Bronze Age Ring with Scrolled Terminals
Early 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a flat-section penannular hoop with scrolled finials. 1.57 grams, 19.40 mm overall, 17.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Such rings, made of a twisted bar with smooth or spiral-shaped ends, are quite rare and are typically found in men’s graves. They may have been a sign of chieftainship. However, the small dimensions of the ring may suggest that the ring once belonged to an aristocratic child.