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LOT 1524
Group of Bronze Age and Other Objects
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.-CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 - 6 1/8 in. (1.36 kg total, 4.5-15.5 cm).
Comprising: a Luristan macehead; European socketted axehead; Greek vessel handles; bracelets, and other items. [15, No Reserve]
ProvenanceThe macehead with Sotheby's, May 1993; the handles ex Horatio and Patsy Melas collection.
with Roseberys, London, 26 October 2021, the majority of no.12.
Accompanied by a copy of the Roseberys catalogue listing.
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Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
Circa 1000 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
With flared socket developing to a midrib with scooped ribbing in a leaf-shaped blade; opposed lateral holes to accept attachment pegs, and casting flaw close to the mouth; mounted on a custom-made stand. 92 grams, 14.6 cm (152 grams total, 20.6 cm including stand)
Acquired on the German art market, from Gallery Christian Niederhuber, 2000. European private collection. -
Bronze Age Copper Flataxe
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With a gently curving blade and tapering profile. 127 grams, 81 mm
From a North Yorkshire, UK, collection formed since the 1980s; thence by descent. -
Bronze Age Dress Pin Pair
Circa 800 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Each with a long tapering stem and a simple discoid terminal. 32 grams total, 15.5-30 cm
Ex private collection, Walton on Thames, UK, 1970s. From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue information page.
