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LOT 2070
Celtic Bronze Bow Brooch
IRON AGE, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 3/4 in. (12.7 grams, 44 mm).
With a thick bow with a recurved foot, a spring pin and an integral catchplate. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2070
Celtic Bronze Bow Brooch
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Iberian Bronze Bull Statuette
3rd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £800
Modelled as a bridled and saddled bull, naturalistically rendered with well-defined facial planes, lending a vivid and expressive character to the figure; the edge of the saddle adorned with a delicate row of incised circles, broad, hollowed-out hooves. 48.6 grams, 54 mm long
Frank Sternberg collection, Zurich, 1980s. Private collection, acquired from Frank Sternberg in 1992. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, dated 29 March 2004. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12729-234223.
The statuette likely served as a votive offering (ex-voto) at a sanctuary or temple, and closely parallels numerous Iberian examples recovered from sacred sites in Alicante, Valencia, and particularly in Andalusia. In Iberian culture, the bull was a potent symbol of strength, virility, and martial power—frequently associated with warrior deities. The inclusion of a saddle and bridle suggests domestication, and it is plausible that such animals, being more docile than horses, may have been ridden or equipped in ritual or ceremonial contexts. -
Celtic to Medieval Silver Fragment Group
Circa 1st-16th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising open-work pendants, mounts with filigree decoration, triangular and irregular flat-section fragments with punched dot decoration, and others. 23.5 grams total, 12-37 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Romano-Celtic Bronze Pincer Brooch
Circa 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising a deep ribbed bow with a returned foot, short catchplate below; round-section pin with a flat-section extension forming the other side of the 'pincer' head. 7.1 grams, 64 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
