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LOT 1683
Iron Age Celtic Period Bog Oak Section
BRITAIN, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (24.8 grams, 63 mm).
D-section section of oak with old collector's label '"Bog Oak" / c.2000 years old / Suffolk' and inked 'IA2-12' to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound 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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Polished cobble with rounded ends; old inked collector's legends to one side. 912 grams, 17.6 cm
Acquired from S. Murray. From the private collection of Kenneth Acquired Coincraft, London, UK. Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.IA3; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Iron Age Celtic Enamelled Bronze Chariot Lynchpin Terminal
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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. 37.7 grams, 37 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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Acquired in the 1950s-1970s. Ex collection of Mr E. Ohly, UK, a prominent early dealer in antiquities and ethnographic art. with ArtAncient Ltd, 2010. Private collection, London.
Together with his father, William, E. Ohly operated the renowned Berkeley Gallery on Davies Street, London. The Berkeley Gallery became a pivotal location in the mid-20th century London art scene. Ohly sold numerous antiquities to the British Museum, London, while also amassing an exceptional collection of his own.
