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LOT 1708
Iron Age Celtic Bronze La Tene Triskele Mount
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (23.4 grams, 31 mm).
Discoid with ribbed outer ring enclosing a La Tène triskele with central hub; mounting stud to rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
Cf. Bruce-Mitford, R., The Corpus of Late Celtic Hanging Bowls, Oxford, 2005, item 88, for type.
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Iron Age Celtic Bronze Bull's Head Gold Stater Weight
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Modelled in the half-round with crescent horns. 6 grams, 26 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Iron Age Celtic La Tene Bronze Brooch
1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
With a round-section bow and integral coiled pin, returned foot with disc finial; repaired. 6.7 grams, 54 mm
Ex 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 Stone Figure
6th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,240
Carved in the round granite figure comprising: a bulbous head with panel of hair to the rear; broad brow, incised scaphoid eyes, triangular nose and open mouth; barrel-shaped body with stubby bent arms and hands placed open on the chest and abdomen; vertical line to chest; lower body absent. 29.6 kg, 47 cm
Previously in the private collection of Mr Louis-Pierre Bresset (1902-1988), Castle Rochelambert, Haute-Loire. Thence by descent. Olivier Coutau-Bégarie, Paris, 23 February 2023, no.33 [€14,812.00]. Accompanied by French cultural passport no.242849. Accompanied by copies of a previous illustrated catalogue page and illustrated note on the provenance. Accompanied by a copy of a signed Art Loss Register declaration no.S00230440, dated 17th March 2023. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12433-225437.
