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LOT 1265
European Bronze Age Bird Mount
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/4 in. (62.7 grams, 58 mm).
Formed with spread wings and bulging eyes, the tail forming two attachment lugs; two piercings through the body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Garcia collection, France, 1990s-2000s.
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European Bronze Age Flat Axe
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Opening Bid: £90
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Alexander Cotton collection, New Forest, Hampshire, UK, 1970-1980. Dr D.G. collection, 1990s-2019. -
Bronze Age Palstave Axehead
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Featuring a loop to one edge, flanges to the upper and lower edges with recessed for organic inserts, wedge-shaped cheeks with crescentic blade. 369 grams, 14 cm
From an old collection. Acquired from Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, 12 July 2009, lot 659. Property of an Oxfordshire, UK, collector. Accompanied by a copy of the Lockdales invoice. -
European Bronze Age Decoratively Notched Arm-Ring
Circa 8th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
The annular ornament with round-section body and decoratively notched outer face. 134 grams, 13 cm wide
UK collection, early 1990s and before. Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
