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LOT 1179
Iron Age Celtic Silver Fibula
2ND CENTURY B.C.
1 3/4 in. (7.21 grams, 45 mm).
A silver fibula of La Tène II type with simple integral spring to the pin, arched bow and integral catch with final coiled about the shank and two beaded wire collars. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in the 1990s.
Property of a European gentleman living in the UK.
Ex TimeLine Auctions, 15 March 2012, lot 901(part).
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Heeren, S. & ven der Feijst, L., Fibulae uit de lage Landen, Amersfoort, 2017, item 4.13, with internal chord.
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Iron Age Celtic Silver Fibula
2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
A silver fibula of La Tène II type with simple integral spring to the pin, arched bow and integral catch with final coiled about the shank and two beaded wire collars. 7.21 grams, 45 mm
Private collection formed in the 1990s. Property of a European gentleman living in the UK. Ex TimeLine Auctions, 15 March 2012, lot 901(part). Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Large Danubian Coiled Armband
Circa 1500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £152
A large bronze spiral bracelet composed of a D-section hoop with medial rib and zoomorphic terminals, decorated with dense clusters of X-motifs between vertical grooves towards both terminals; remains of gilding. 395 grams, 94 mm
Fine condition.
Private East Coast collection, USA. With Artemis Gallery, Colorado, USA, 2018. Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Artemis Gallery. -
Iron Age Celtic Axe Pendant Group
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
A trio of bronze axe head pendants of different forms, each with a pierced socket for suspension, one plain, one bearing vertical grooves, the largest decorated with concentric circles. 17.4 grams total, 19-29 mm
German art market, 1990s. Mr A.H., a North American collector living in the UK.