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LOT 1766
Celtic Bronze Cosmetic Woad Grinder Set
IRON AGE, 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (20.3 grams total, 60-61 mm).
Comprising a scaphoid mortar with thick loop finial; separate grinder with hooked point and ring finial. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
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LOT 1766
Celtic Bronze Cosmetic Woad Grinder Set
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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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. -
Celtic Bronze Zoomorphic Fertility Pendant
Iron Age, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Openwork teardrop-shaped pendant with a bird head on each side, curving finial with punched annular 'eyes'. 23.9 grams, 62 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic Iron Closed Socketted Splayed Axehead
Late Hallstatt-Early La Tene Period, circa 450 B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Splayed blade and a rectangular-section socket. 124 grams, 73 mm
Ex M. Spiegelberg collection, since 1989-1992; thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of a previous yellow cataloguing slip.
