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LOT 0372
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Animal Toggle
50 B.C.-100 A.D.
1 1/4 in. (2 1/2 in.) (9.42 grams, 33 mm (18.1 grams total, 62 mm including stand)).
Comprising a tapering cylindrical shank with horse-head finial, mane extending to the rear, vertical slot; collar to the base developing to a bull's head with curved horns, ring-and-dot eyes; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceAcquired by Robin Symes in the 1990s.
From the collection of Robin Symes, released by the liquidators of Robin Symes Limited in 2012, with inventory number 89.111.
with ArtAncient Ltd, 2013.
Private collection, London.
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Iron Age Celtic Bronze Animal Toggle
50 B.C.-100 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Comprising a tapering cylindrical shank with horse-head finial, mane extending to the rear, vertical slot; collar to the base developing to a bull's head with curved horns, ring-and-dot eyes; mounted on a custom-made stand. 9.42 grams, 33 mm (18.1 grams total, 62 mm including stand)
Acquired by Robin Symes in the 1990s. From the collection of Robin Symes, released by the liquidators of Robin Symes Limited in 2012, with inventory number 89.111. with ArtAncient Ltd, 2013. Private collection, London. -
Iron Age Celtic Sandstone Hammer Stone
Circa 400 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Large cobble also used as a whetstone; old collector's legend 'IA-7'. 977 grams, 17 cm
Acquired from S. Murray. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.IA7; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Bracelet Pair
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Each a D-section shank with clubbed finials. 62.3 grams total, 66-67 mm
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s. From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
