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LOT 1702
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Bracelet Pair
2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (62.3 grams total, 66-67 mm).
Each a D-section shank with clubbed finials. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
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Iron Age British Celtic Bronze Decorated Ring-Headed Pin
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
With tapering shank and integral ring with bulb finial; shank pierced below the junction with the bulb. 16 grams, 87 mm
Found Norfolk, Southern England. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. Accompanied by an old Norfolk Castle Museum record slip.
Recorded and assessed by the Secretary of State’s Expert Adviser as an object of cultural interest. The RCEWA reviewed an export application and determined that it meets the third Waverley criterion, making it currently non-exportable. -
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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 Limestone Head
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £715
Carved in the round with low-relief almond-shaped eyes and scaphoid nose, mounting ledge to rear. 4.6 kg, 20 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
