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LOT 1696
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Bird Mount
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (7.07 grams, 31 mm).
Formed as stylised bird with erect head and spread wings, pierced through the body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Iron Age Celtic Period Bog Oak Section
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D-section section of oak with old collector's label '"Bog Oak" / c.2000 years old / Suffolk' and inked 'IA2-12' to reverse. 24.8 grams, 63 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. Acquired from Ray Fitzgerald, on 27 March 1979. Acquired Coincraft, London, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.IA12; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Iron Age Celtic Bronze La Tene Triskele Mount
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Discoid with ribbed outer ring enclosing a La Tène triskele with central hub; mounting stud to rear. 23.4 grams, 31 mm
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s. From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
