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LOT 1711
Iron Age Celtic Enamelled Bronze Chariot Lynchpin Terminal
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (37.7 grams, 37 mm).
Discoid in plan with flat base, folded rim and mounting socket to underside, central enamel-filled tondo with reserved trefoil and enamel-filled roundel to the centre.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. the openwork mounts and fittings with La Tène designs from Stanwick published in Smith, R.A., British Museum Guide to Early Iron Age Antiquities 1925, reprinted Ipswich, 1994, p.138-42.
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LOT 1711
Iron Age Celtic Enamelled Bronze Chariot Lynchpin Terminal
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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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. -
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Romano-Celtic Bronze Pincer Brooch
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising a deep ribbed bow with a returned foot, short catchplate below; round-section pin with a flat-section extension forming the other side of the 'pincer' head. 7.09 grams, 64 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Iron Age Celtic Bronze 'Horn Cap'
2nd century B.C.-early 1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £94
Sceptre head or other fitting with biconvex flange, domed finial. 46.7 grams, 34 mm
Found UK. From the collection of a Yorkshire gentleman. Property of a private collector, West London, UK.
Twenty or so 'horn caps' are known in museums and private collections, all have been found in Britain and mostly in Southern England. Their exact function is unclear; early suggestions that they are axle fittings for chariots no longer holds weight. The shaft hole is too small and they do not appear in grave contexts containing chariots. A more likely hypothesis is that they were ceremonial, possibly a staff head or chair or saddle finial.
