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LOT 1289
Iron Age Bronze Pin with Bird Finial
1ST CENTURY B.C. OR LATER
4 1/2 in. (4.6 grams, 11.7 cm).
Composed of a tapering round-section pin with stylised bird with fan-shaped tail and simple head and feather detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market around 2000.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Iron Age Celtic Bronze Strap Distributor with Animal Head
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Three round-section loops with centre projecting horse head with mane detailing. 9.5 grams, 30 mm
Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Iron Age Celtic Silver Clad Ceramic Boss Group
2nd century B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Each conical in shape and pierced for attachment, three with near complete or fragmentary remains of sheet-silver cladding displaying repoussé crosses, linear bands and concentric roundels, together with a plain example; one ceramic boss without cladding displaying similar motifs in the clay. 55 grams total, 36-40 mm
Acquired on the German art market around 2000. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Iron Age British Catuvellauni Bronze Celtic Strap Junction
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Decorated with two opposed crescent moons (found frequently on the early gold coins of the Catuvellauni, e.g. ABC 2442, 2445, 2508, 2511, 2514, 2550-74). 21 grams, 33 mm
Found Buckinghamshire, UK. Ex Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s. Collection number CE18. Accompanied by a Chris Rudd information card.
Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s.
