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LOT 1302
Celtic Bronze Stork Bowl Mount
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (12.3 grams, 37 mm).
With attachment hole to its back.
Provenance‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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Large Romano-Celtic Bronze 'Brigantian' Dragonesque Brooch
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
S-shaped with scrolled flourishes to the dragon-head terminals, remains of inlaid blue and possibly red enamelling to the stylised beast heads, geometric ornament to the body; free-running tongue with head coiled around the neck of one of the creatures. 12.6 grams, 56 mm
From the collection of a Cambridge lady, 1990s. -
Celtic Bronze Wild Boar's Head Mount
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Modelled in profile with naturalistic features, central fixing hole. 11.9 grams, 32 mm wide
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection. -
European Iron Age Celtic Bronze Torc
Circa 3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
The penannular body formed with recurved terminals and graduated biconical bulbs. 366 grams, 16 cm
Ex old English collection. London art market, 1980s.
