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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
1st century B.C.-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising: five rings with decorative bezels, one coiled ring with D-section hoop. 23.99 grams total, 20-24 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 turns. Both extremities terminated in a square end with rounded corners. -
Celtic to Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
1st century B.C.-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising: four rings with decorative bezels; a ring with a keeled faux-twist hoop; a ring-type thimble with pointillé decoration. 18.54 grams total, 18-23 mm
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Similar cast bronze rings were found in the Necropolis of Ruski Krstur, and dated 10th-15th century A.D. -
Romano-Celtic Silver Triskele Dolpin Brooch
Circa 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £241
Discoid in plan with central granule and three more to the rim; openwork comma-leaf motif; pin-lugs and catch to reverse. 8.23 grams, 31 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
