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LOT 1504
Celtic Iron Close-Socketted Long Axehead
LATE HALLSTATT-EARLY LA TENE PERIOD, CIRCA 450 B.C.
4 in. (160 grams, 10.2 cm).
Slender axe with rectangular-section socket. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx M. Spiegelberg collection, since 1989-1992; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous yellow cataloguing slip.
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Knapped Musket Gun Flint Group
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising three gun flints, one tongue-shaped and the other two rectangular. 33.1 grams total, 29-36 mm
From the private collection of the late Mr M., a collector from Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK; late 1980s-early 1990s. -
Celtic Iron Open Socketted Splayed Axehead
Late Hallstatt-Early La Tene Period, circa 450 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Curving blade and a rectnagular-section socket with thickened rim. 332 grams, 10.7 cm
Ex M. Spiegelberg collection, since 1989-1992; thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of a previous yellow cataloguing slip. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Socketted Spearhead
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £90
Comprising a leaf-shaped blade with a midrib, a long tapering socket with a flared mouth. 154 grams, 25.5 cm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
