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LOT 1779
Celtic Bronze Bracelet with Bird Finials
IRON AGE, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 5/8 in. (38.2 grams, 93 mm).
Penannular bracelet with two recurving finials formed as bird heads.
ProvenanceFrom a Wiltshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1779
Celtic Bronze Bracelet with Bird Finials
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Celtic Enamelled Bronze Clothes Fastener
Iron Age, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of a square panel with a face divided into cells with red, yellow and green enamel fill; a trapezoidal loop and attachment arm. 6.3 grams, 35 mm
From the private collection of the late collection of Mr M., Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK, formed from the late 1980s to early 1990s. -
British Celtic Bronze Toggle and Loop Fastener
Iron Age, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £20
With median loop and gusseted disc finials, baluster-shaped in profile. 14.29 grams, 29 mm
Found Wilden, Bedfordshire, UK. Recorded with UKDFD no.53125. -
'The Miller' Romano-Celtic Bronze Leaping Boar Statuette
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £2,250
Depicted in a dynamic pose with its front legs raised and the weight of the body borne on its hind legs, flared nostrils and large, round eyes; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 165 grams total, 73 mm wide including stand
Found Hampshire, UK, in the 1980s. From the collection of the late David Miller of Hemel Hempstead, UK, and a Cambridge collection of the 2000s. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13378-258774.
The small statuettes of boars found in Roman Britain and Gaul were likely used as votive figurines for cult places. They were widespread in the Roman provinces of Celtic origin. However, one cannot exclude the fact that many boars found in Britain belong to the pre-conquest era. One of the few types of bronze figurines that are known to precede the arrival of the Romans is, in fact, that of the boars.
