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LOT 0343
Large Bronze Age Spectacle Brooch
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 in. (497 grams, 20.2 cm).
Formed as two large tightly-wound coils; similar verso with pin absent.
ProvenanceEx Surrey, UK, collection, 1980s.
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LOT 0343
Large Bronze Age Spectacle Brooch
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Bronze Age Socketted Spearhead
Circa 1000 B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £360
With flared socket developing to a midrib with scooped ribbing in a leaf-shaped blade; opposed lateral holes to accept attachment pegs, and casting flaw close to the mouth; mounted on a custom-made stand. 92 grams, 14.6 cm (152 grams total, 20.6 cm including stand)
Acquired on the German art market, from Gallery Christian Niederhuber, 2000. European private collection. -
Extremely Large Bronze Age Pin with Knop Finial
Central Europe, circa 8th century B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
Round-section shank with bulb to the upper end with incised chevrons and ribbing, narrow neck, biconvex knop finial with median hatched band. 205 grams, 83 cm
Acquired on the Austrian art market, 2000. European private collection. -
Bronze Age Belt and Strap Mount Group
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising thirteen domed mounts with a bar to the reverse. 63 grams total, 12-21 mm
Ex Surrey, UK, collection, 1980s.
