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LOT 1767
Celtic Bronze Rider Figure
IRON AGE, 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (20.3 grams, 50 mm).
Modelled in the round, male with legs in a straddling pose, wearing a tight-fitting coat, left hand thrust forward and right arm raised; tunic spread out to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late collection of Mr M., Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK, formed from the late 1980s to early 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Boucher, S., Recherches sur les Bronzes Figurés de Gaule Pré-Romaine et Romaine, Rome, 1976, item 354, for type.
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LOT 1767
Celtic Bronze Rider Figure
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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Balkan Silver Bracelet Group
3rd century B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £20
Each round in section with tapering ends formed into a tight coil. 29.8 grams total, 58-59 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
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 Enamelled Bronze Terret Ring Section
Iron Age, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Curved in profile and tapering, round in section with complex intersecting curved flanges; panels of hatched and pointillé detailing, recessed roundels with red enamel fill. 54.9 grams, 68 mm
Found UK. From the collection of a Bedfordshire, UK, lady.