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LOT 1541
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Vessel Handle
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 7/8 in. (372 grams total, 17.5 cm including stand).
Formed as a double-coiled ribbed bar with leaf-shaped attachment panel bearing low-relief La Tène style scrolled ornament; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Iron Age Celtic 'Dorset' Stone Head
Circa 2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Carved stone male head with almond-shaped eyes, snub nose, prominent moustache; surface abraded due to prolonged immersion in a river; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 262 grams total, 10.7 cm including stand
Found Dorset, UK. 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. -
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Iron Age Celtic Lead 'Wheel Money' Group
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Three Eastern Celtic or Gaulish cast wheels; two with eight-knops and one four-spoked type. 16.6 grams total, 15-24 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Ex the late Walter Steinberg collection, London, UK. Acquired on the UK art market in 2014. From the property of a Kent lady collector. -
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Iron Age La Tene Brooch Group
3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising three bow brooches with conical finials; a brooch with an arrow-shaped plaque and coiled spring to the pin. 19.8 grams total, 34-69 mm
Property of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985. From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
