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LOT 1972
Large Sudanese Socketted Spearhead
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
23 5/8 in. (935 grams, 60 cm).
Large leaf-shaped blade with extended and rounded tip, thick neck, hand-forged split socket with rounded lip. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
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LOT 1972
Large Sudanese Socketted Spearhead
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £50
About 4 inches in diameter, spherical solid shot with a small patch of slight flattening from the casting process. 5.43 kg, 10.8 cm
Found Southwold Beach, Suffolk, UK, in 1984. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
The Battle of Solebay took place on 6 June 1672 near Southwold, Suffolk, England. It was an action in the Third Anglo-Dutch War and one of the largest naval battles of the period. A Dutch fleet attacked a combined Anglo-French force off the English coast but the outcome was inconclusive despite a very lengthy combat. The Allied fleet suffered considerable damage and was forced to abandon plans to land troops on the Dutch coast. -
Mesopotamian Bronze Macehead with Raised Bosses
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
Of cylindrical shape, the upper section with prominent bosses and flanges, a short cylindrical shaft edged at top and bottom with collars; mounted on a custom-made stand. 630 grams total, 21 cm including stand
with ArtAncient, 2010. Private collection, London. -
Luristan Bronze Dagger with Integral Handle
Bronze Age, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Two-edged triangular blade with a thick median rib, crescentic pennannular guard; grip with integral pommel, socket to each face to accept a bone inlay. 340 grams, 38.5 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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