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LOT 1694
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Trefoil Horse Harness Strap Junction
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (39.2 grams, 44 mm).
Convex outer ring with central hub and three radiating legs forming a triangle.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1694
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Trefoil Horse Harness Strap Junction
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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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. -
Iron Age Celtic Period Bog Oak Section
Britain, circa 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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. -
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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.
