Roman And Other Bronze Brooch Group

Comprising: an iron Alesia-type brooch with deep tapering bow, long foot with recurved integral knop, curled hinge; the type of Gaulish origin; mounted on a custom-made display panel stand with Hattatt collection description and further information on a label to the reverse; inked collection number to the reverse of the bow; the other a bronze trumpet brooch with moulded arc decorations on the head, sprung pin moving freely, tapering body with acanthus motif; horizontal ribbing and zigzag motifs, plain underfoot; retaining swivel chain loop with traces of red enamel; collection number to the reverse of the bow. 25.6 grams total, 63-70 mm (82 grams total, 85 mm high including stand)



Alesia type found near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK; trumpet type found in Northamptonshire, UK.

Hattatt remarks of the Alesia brooch: 'In remarkably fine condition for iron, this could well have been worn by one of the Roman invaders.'

Slender bodied and tapering towards the terminals, filigree crescents across the body adorned with five granules; integral gusseted suspension loop. 2.1 grams, 23 mm



From the collection of an EU gentleman formed in the 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market.

The broad tapering stem with rounded terminal and circular bow, the rectangular bit with three slender teeth. 22.2 grams, 66 mm



Acquired on the London art market, 1980s-1990s.