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LOT 1688
Celtic Bronze La Tène Bow Brooch Collection
IRON AGE, 2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 - 2 1/2 in. (26.9 grams total, 27-64 mm).
Each with round-section bow, slender pin with coiled spring, some with knob finial and catch. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of an Essex, UK, gentleman collector.
From the private collection of a Colchester, UK, gentleman.
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Celtic to Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
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Comprising: five rings with decorative bezels; a coiled ring with linear decoration. 23.39 grams total, 20-25 mm
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
The collection includes one complete copper-alloy finger ring of late Iron Age to Roman date (200 BC - AD 200). It is coiled into a spiral of two and a half turns. Both extremities terminate in a square end with rounded corners. -
Celtic Silver Ring
Iron Age, circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Formed as a length of silver wire with two spiral loops above forming the bezel, the ends wrapped around the shank. 2.82 grams, 25.46 mm overall, 15.94x17.86 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Celtic to Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
1st century B.C.-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising: five rings with decorative bezels; a penannular ring; an unfinished ring with a circular hole in the bezel. 24.4 grams total, 20-26 mm
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Among the group is one complete copper-alloy finger ring of late Iron Age to Roman date (200 B.C - 200 A.D.). It is coiled into a spiral of two and a half turns. Both ends terminated in a square end with rounded corners.
