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LOT 0146
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Boar Collection
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 3/4 in. (85 grams total, 27-46 mm).
Comprising: a standing boar with simple stylised facial features; head and forepaws with semi-naturalistic detailing and remains of mount to reverse; boar's head in profile, pierced below the ear. [3]
Provenance‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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LOT 0146
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Boar Collection
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Iron Age Bronze Pin with Bird Finial
1st century B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £91
Composed of a tapering round-section pin with stylised bird with fan-shaped tail and simple head and feather detailing. 4.6 grams, 11.7 cm
Acquired on the German art market around 2000. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Iron Age British Celtic Corieltauvi Bronze Fastener with Hidden Face
1st century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Composed of an openwork discoid head and triangular lug, stylised. 12.4 grams, 34 mm
Part of the Sutton-on-Trent 'treasure'; found Sutton-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, UK. Ex Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s. Collection number CE62.
Corieltauvi coins are teeming with such hidden faces, though they are often more difficult to discern than this miniature facial masterpiece. On 19 May 2009 Chris Rudd received images of a Celtic tankard handle and other objects that had been found inside the remains of a late Iron Age or early Romano-British cauldron or bucket that had been unearthed on a farm near Sutton-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire. Recognising the significance of the hoard, he advised that it should be reported to the local PAS finds liaison officer, but also added that if a museum did not acquire the hoard, that he would be keen to buy it. The hoard was reported to FLO Rachel Atherton and then examined at the British Museum. Two years later Chris was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to purchase the hoard for his own collection, including the 'jewel' in the bucket - the Sutton-on-Trent Tankard Handle. -
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.
