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LOT 1281
Iron Age Celtic Firedog
3RD CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
19 3/4 in. (1.6 kg, 50 cm).
Comprising a square-section iron bar with tapering ends, separate finials each with two angled legs and a curved upper arm. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market in the 1990s.
Property of a Suffolk collector.
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Opening Bid: £222
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‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
