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Click here to subscribeA gentleman's 18ct gold cased key wind open faced pocket watch, the gilt lever movement detailed 'J.W. Benson, Best London Make, The Ludgate Watch No 71963', 18ct gold inner case, London 1892 (the suspension bow with a base metal replacement), part of a 9ct gold chain to include the T bar and a lady's 9ct gold circular cased wristwatch, import mark London 1919, (3).
Lamb of Manchester; a set of fifteen Victorian carved oak dining chairs, with lion and shield finials and floral wreath tied crests, over shallow bow front seat, on tapering fluted supports, stamped to the seat rail, (15). Footnote: please note that the carved decoration on these chairs matches the carving to lot 1980.
Two part sets of cabochon green gem set dress buttons, to include four buttons later converted for wear as a pair of cufflinks, two foil backed mauve paste set buttons, two copies of Ancient Greek coins mounted as jewellery, an oval colourless paste set slide, another slide, a slide action pencil, a silver mounted pocket knife, Birmingham 1905, a miniature silver pepper can, Chester 1897, a silver mounted circular photograph frame having a tied bow surmount, Birmingham 1903, another oval photograph frame, a small candle stand formed as the standing figure of a lady, detailed 'Sterling silver', a silver miniature model of a duck, Chester 1903 and a miniature saucepan, (16).
A yellow metal (tests 14 carat gold), diamond and South Sea cultured pearl brooch, the trellis work trefoil bow pave set overall with small brilliants, a larger 0.10 carat brilliant to the centre, the South Sea pearl drop 11.8mm diameter, 13.2gms CONDITION: good, uniform bright stones, crack to nacre on pearl, yellow in body colour
A very fine Edwardian mahogany veneered domed lid violin case with gilt brass mounts, lock and slide catches, ebony trim, the gold velvet interior with padded close fitting for the instrument, three accessories compartments, the lid for two bows, one bow securing turnbuckle missing, maker's ivory plate for" Hart & Son, Violin Makers, 28, Wardour Street, London W". In very good condition, the interior worn but undamaged, the case with very slight chips to one end, all as to be expected in a well but carefully used piece.
2nd-1st century BC. A bronze brooch of La Tène type II with coiled spring, chord and pin, flat bow, returned foot with lateral catch, finial of bulbs and collars. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 731 for type. 18 grams, 84mm (3 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number E29; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Later 6th-7th century AD. A silver sword mount formed as a central square panel with cell above, four beast-head arms; the cell with inset garnet cloison and crimped gold foil behind; the centre hollow with slider-bar to the reverse; each arm a stylised beast-head with bilinear collar, bilinear brow-ridge and nasal, pellet eyes and nostrils with bilinear frames. [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] See Franceschi, G., Jorn, A. & Magnus, B. Mennesker, Guder og Masker i Nordisk Jernalderkunst, vol.1 Borgen, 2005; Hammond, B. British Artefacts vol.1 - Early Anglo-Saxon, Witham, 2009; Menghin, W. Das Schwert im Frühen Mittelalter, Stuttgart, 1983; Pollington, S., Kerr, L. & Hammond, B. Wayland's Work: Anglo-Saxon Art, Myth & Material Culture from the 4th to 7th century, Ely, 2010; Mortimer, P. Woden's Warriors. Warriors and Warfare in 6th-7th Century Northern Europe, Ely, 2011. 18 grams, 45mm (1 3/4"). Property of a European gentleman; acquired German in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Sword pyramids were once a very rare class of find, discovered only in very high-status burials such as Niederstotzingen (Germany), Sutton Hoo Mound 1 (Suffolk, England) and the Broomfield barrow (Essex, England"). Since the 1980s, a quantity of such finds have come to light and the object-class is now better understood. They are found predominantly in England, the Rhineland, central Europe and southern Scandinavia, and were a short-lived display item. The classic form is a truncated hollow gold (or silver, or bronze) pyramid with a bar to the reverse, inset garnet and glass plaques to the four faces and top (Pollington et al., fig.8.52 and plates 19 54 55; Hammond, p.73-4; Menghin, map 22"). Several variant forms do exist, such as the octagonal-base and the conical types (Hammond, 2009 item 1.4.2.2-f; Mortimer, 2011 p.117"). Another common Continental variant includes a flat-section rectangular plaque, as well as a form with curved edges to the plaque (Menghin, map 23"). The present example with four beast-heads is apparently unique, although it has parallels in later harness and other mounts. The beast-heads have close parallels on the headplate of a 6th c. silver bow-brooch from Stora Gairvide, Gotland (Franceschi et all, item 75) and on the footplate of another from a burial mound at Sandal, Norway (Franceschi et al., item 66"). The exact purpose of the pyramids is not known, but when they occur in graves they are usually placed in pairs high on the sword's scabbard (Menghin, p.150 and fig.90) which suggests that they were used in the suspension of the scabbard from its belt, or more evocatively in the fastening of textile 'peace-bands' which secured the sword in its scabbard and provided a very visible demonstration that the owner did not intend to draw it in haste (Mortimer, p.116"). Very fine condition.
2nd century AD. A bronze brooch with barrel-shaped head, curved flat-section bow with enamelled roundels and rectangular recesses to the body, square foot, hinged pin and pierced catchplate to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 944 for type. 7.43 grams, 36mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number H16; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
5th-6th century AD. A matched pair of silver-gilt bow brooches, each comprising a D-shaped headplate with high-relief scrolls, radiating balusters and beast-head, outer two balusters set with cabochon garnets; narrow bow with vertical segmenting; lozengiform footplate with scrolls and herringbone design, eight lateral cells with cabochon garnets, beast-head finial; pierced lug and catch to the reverse. Cf. Tejral, J. Morava na Sklonku Antiky, Prague, 1982 pl.XXII. 74 grams total, 98-99mm (4"). Property of a private collector; acquired before 1975. [2] Fine condition.
2nd century AD. A substantial bronze bridge-type brooch with beast-head finials, hinged pin, inlaid roundels to each end of the bow and raised median panel with enamelled triangles. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 581. 18 grams, 49mm (2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number Br2; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
6th century BC. An iron brooch comprising a lozenge-section bow with coil and pin,bulb with two bronze chains attached, tongue-shaped plaque finial with recurved lower edge forming the plaque. See Beck, H. et al. Fibel und Fibeltracht, Berlin, 2000, fig.86 for type. 60 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). Property of a professional gentleman, acquired 2011; formerly in a private collection formed before 1950. [No Reserve] Fair condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A tinned bronze bow brooch with rectangular headplate, ribbed bow with central roundel, trapezoidal footplate with recessed enamelled La Tène motif; loop above headplate, hinged and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 819 for type. 15 grams, 52mm (2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number BF14; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze hinge-headed enamelled brooch with shallow bow and trapezoidal footplate with panels of enamel ornament; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 463. 9.79 grams, 47mm (1 3/4"). Property of a private collector; acquired before 1975. Fine condition.
19th century AD. A group of silver amulets comprising: a hand making the cornuto sign, holding a key with snake coiled round, horse to one side and man holding bow to the other; a hand making the cornuto sign holding a coiled snake with horse to the front and dog on its back; a cornucopia with plants coming out; a key with scrolled head; a hand holding a wreath with coiled snake below. Cf. Berry, V. Neapolitan Charms Against the Evil Eye, in Folklore, Vol. 79 no. 4 (Winter 1968), pp.250–56. 14 grams total, 36-44mm (1 1/2 - 1 3/4"). English private collection; acquired in the 1970s. In South Italy there is still a strong belief in the powers of the Evil Eye, or malocchio, and amulets have been made since Roman times to ward off the negative powers. During the 18th and 19th centuries silver amulets were made in the region of Naples to protect against the powers of stregha, or witches. In Italy it was believed that children are especially weak against the forces of the Evil Eye. The high infant mortality rate was more likely due to poor hygiene and diet, but it was attributed to the Evil Eye being cast on them by a 'jettatore' (a Neapolitan term referring to one with the powers of the Evil Eye"). [5 No Reserve] Very fine condition.
1st century AD. A silver bow brooch of kräftige profilierte type with spring to the headplate, deep trapezoidal bow, ribbed arris to the 'knee', knop finial with central pellet; deep catchplate to the reverse; to each end of the head a short chain with stylised leaf finial. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 758 for type. 12 grams, 11.5cm overall (4 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number KP32; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas Collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition, bow repaired.
9th-7th century BC. A composition cylinder with hero in a long robe aiming a bow and arrow at a scorpion-man (girtablullû); above him a crescent, between the hero and the scorpion-man a plant. Cf. A. Moortgat, Vorderasiatische Rollsiegel, Berlin, 1940 Nr.696. 3.09 grams, 25mm (1"). Property of a North London lady; gifted from her father's collection; formerly with a Mayfair gallery, London, UK; previously acquired in the 1980s. Fine condition.
2nd century AD. A silver-gilt brooch, variant of the knee brooch type, with hexagonal-section tube and slot for the pin, curved bow with openwork scroll, transverse ribbed collar, waisted footplate with scooped profile, knop finial, catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 1232 for type. 12 grams, 43mm (1 3/4"). From an old European collection; acquired in Munich in the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
6th century AD. A bronze bow brooch comprising a cruciform headplate with waisted arms, animal-mask finial, deep bow with triangular panels, waisted footplate with similar animal-mask finial, raised D-shaped ears; lines of punched-point detailing, ropework collars; pierced lug to the reverse for the pin, long catchplate with ribbed detailing. 45 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). Found Suffolk, UK. The bow and footplate are similar to many standard types of cruciform brooch, the lateral arms derive from the cross-potent type of small-long brooch and the animal mask of the headplate is based on the similar mask on the footplate. Fine condition.
2nd-3rd century AD. A group of three iron pincer clamps, each formed from a flat-section bow with integral catchplate, hinged pin forming a pincer with the bow's extension; two with suspension ring. 97 grams, 13.1-13.5cm (5 1/4"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. [3 No Reserve] Fine condition, cleaned and conserved.
2nd century AD. A bronze headstud bow brooch with loop and transverse arms, deep bow with enamelled roundel above a band of enamelled lozenges, ribbed foot, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 420. 19 grams, 52mm (2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number H10; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
164 AD. Rome mint. Obv: L VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS legend with laureate head right. Rev: TR P IIII IMP II COS II legend around with ARMEN below and S-C across fields with Armenia sitting left in mourning attitude, resting hand on bow and quiver, shield, vexillum and trophy in fields. RIC 1364; Cohen 9; BMCRE 1135; Sear 5407. See Wildwinds website (this coin"). 9.16 grams. . With collector ticket. Good very fine.
155-145 BC. Obv: cista mystica, lid open, with serpent left, all within ivy wreath. Rev: TPAL on left within curve of serpent's body, bow-case with serpents entwined, to right a naked male standing right holding bow and arrow. Noe: - (obverse die as Series 26 54-d, pl. 24 3); see CNG 58/590 and 57/444 (same dies"). 12.37 grams. . Very fine. Very rare; unpublished variety with naked male right.
2nd century AD. A bronze brooch comprising a transverse arm and D-shaped headplate with dentilled edge, three ring-and-dot motifs; right-angled bow with raised flanges, median slot, lateral wings with ring-and-dot motifs; flared discoid foot with stud beneath; hinged pin to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 470 for type. 35 grams, 61mm (2 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number Kn24; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. The lateral wings and a recessed bow are unusual features for knee brooches as is the large size. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition; catchplate absent, pin set open. Rare.
1st century AD. A mixed group of bronze bow brooches of Pannonian type comprising: seven small kräftige profilierte brooches with trumpet-head bow and six similar, larger examples; twenty five similar brooches with flared bow and six larger examples. 346 grams total, 29-45mm (1 1/4 - 1 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers CP1 CP3 CP4 CP7 & CP8; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd says: 'In the early 1990s when I began dealing in Celtic coins I developed an interest in the tribes of eastern Europe. One such tribe was the Pannonii, a group of Illyrian peoples who had absorbed Celtic influences to varying degrees. Their territory lay south and west of the Danube (Danuvius) in the valleys of the Drava and Sava and the latter's Bosnian tributaries. In 119 BC the Romans campaigned against the Pannonii, seizing Siscia. In 35 BC Octavian (Augustus) established a garrison at Siscia. The conquest of the Pannonii, notably the Breuci in the Sava valley, was completed ruthlessly by Tiberius and the Roman province of Pannonia was set up in AD 9. However, Celtic cultural influence continued to permeate everday life in Pannonia, just as it did in Britannia after the Claudian invasion of AD 43. This Celtic influence can be seen in Pannonian brooches. In the 1990s, I formed this small collection of Celto-Pannonian brooches. It was intended to be a 'study group' and I was more interested in varieties of type, rather than quality; which is why almost all these brooches lack pins and are cheap. The Kräftig Profilierte ('strongly profiled') type is well represented here. They date to the first century AD and, in my opinion, retain much that is Celtic in their design. Comparatively few have been found in Britain.' Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [44 No Reserve] Fair condition.
8th-5th century BC. A very large bronze brooch comprising a square-section bow with two coils attached to a round-section arm with spiral ribbing to the head, bulbous collar, s-curved catch and discoid plaque to the foot. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982 item 197. 172 grams, 25.5cm (10"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number E1; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. Fine condition, repair to bow.
4th century AD. A large bronze crossbow brooch with two holes to the transverse arm, three onion-shaped knops with points, thick bow with band of engraved hatching, rectangular footplate with ring-and-dot motifs, chamfered lateral panels; catchplate to the reverse, pierced with bronze wire. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 505 for type. 82 grams, 88mm (3 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number C10; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze brooch with a flat-section bow with integral catchplate, hinged pin forming a pincer with the bow's extension; punched pellets, saltires and incised lines. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 1271. 13 grams, 75mm (3"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number US4; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition. Scarce.
1st century AD. A bronze bow brooch of Aucissa type with deep bow, chamfered sides, rectangular collar with two recesses and incised chevron above, tapering foot with ledge finial, substantial hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 306. 18 grams, 70mm (2 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number E67; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
1st century AD. A mixed group of Pannonian bronze bow brooches comprising: eight small knee brooches with sprung pins; eight small kräftige profilierte brooches with trumpet-head bows; nine early crossbow type brooches (all fragmentary); twenty-one large kräftige profilierte brooches with flared bows. 435 grams total, 26-58mm (1 - 2 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers CP2 CP9CP10CP16 & CP17; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chridd Rudd says: 'In the early 1990s when I began dealing in Celtic coins I developed an interest in the tribes of eastern Europe. One such tribe was the Pannonii, a group of Illyrian peoples who had absorbed Celtic influences to varying degrees. Their territory lay south and west of the Danube (Danuvius) in the valleys of the Drava and Sava and the latter's Bosnian tributaries. In 119 BC the Romans campaigned against the Pannonii, seizing Siscia. In 35 BC Octavian (Augustus) established a garrison at Siscia. The conquest of the Pannonii, notably the Breuci in the Sava valley, was completed ruthlessly by Tiberius and the Roman province of Pannonia was set up in AD 9. However, Celtic cultural influence continued to permeate everday life in Pannonia, just as it did in Britannia after the Claudian invasion of AD 43. This Celtic influence can be seen in Pannonian brooches. In the 1990s, I formed this small collection of Celto-Pannonian brooches. It was intended to be a 'study group' and I was more interested in varieties of type, rather than quality; which is why almost all these brooches lack pins and are cheap. The Kräftig Profilierte ('strongly profiled') type is well represented here. They date to the first century AD and, in my opinion, retain much that is Celtic in their design. Comparatively few have been found in Britain.' Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [46 No Reserve] Fair condition.
3rd-4th century AD. A mixed group of four bronze crossbow brooches with a P-shaped bow brooch and a similar bow brooch with pierced D-shaped plaque to the headplate. See discussion in Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011. 149 grams, 47-69mm (1 3/4 - 2 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers C43-45 C49 C51 & C58; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [6 No Reserve] Very fine condition, one pin absent.
2nd century AD. A large bronze bow brooch with flat-section bow and headplate with notched edges and seven punched points, saltire above a narrow foot with knop finial and catch to the reverse, hinged pin to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 406 for type. 17 grams, 78mm (3"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number E66; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
19th-17th century BC. A terracotta plaque with a high-relief figure of a standing musician holding an instrument over his left shoulder, wearing a pointy hat and a short skirt. 129 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). From a German collection; acquired on the German art market before 1990. Bow-legged figures playing stringed instruments are recurrent among terracotta figures in the earlier second millennium BC. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century AD. A mixed group of eight bronze kräftige profilerte bow brooches and one Hod Hill type with hinged pin. 189 grams total, 38-59mm (1 1/2 - 2 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers KP21-29; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [9 No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd century AD. A bronze headstud bow brooch with D-section body and lateral arms, saltire panel with hatched edges above three enamelled lozenges, vertical hatched band, cupped foot; hinged pin to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 944. 17 grams, 43mm (1 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number H9; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
3rd century AD. A bronze P-shaped bow brooch with thick spring, chord and pin, loop above the shallow bow extending to a tongue-shaped foot, returned to the rear forming a catch and looped about the shank; two lines of rilled ornament to the bow extending to the foot flanking enigmatic 'AMHN' inscription. 13.32 grams, 66mm (2 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number E76; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. The legend AMHN in Greek capitals stands for for ἀμήν the word 'amen' used in Christian contexts to end a prayer. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
4th century AD. A bronze crossbow brooch with facetted transverse arms, three rounded knops (two with disc collar), narrow bow with rilled outer face and collar to the lower end, parallel-sided footplate with chamfered edges, raised rib detailing, finial with recesses, hinged pin and catchplate to the reverse. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 10495. 57 grams, 79mm (3 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number C37; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
1st century AD. A bronze bow brooch of the Aucissa type, with arching round section body; elongated foot with knop end to terminal; hinged pin with axis plate; flat plate head with 'VRNACOS' to the top. 19 grams, 63mm (2 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1995 formerly in an important European collection. Very fine condition.
2nd century AD. A substantial silver knee brooch with transverse barrel containing the spring with bands of rilled detailing, voided bow with scooped upper edge and vertical panels, waisted lower body with facetted foot and knop finial, extended catch to the reverse with reinforcing panel. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 1232. 24 grams, 32mm (1 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number Kn16; formerly in the Fabulous Fibulas collection, Southern UK; formed in the 1980s and 1990s. Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s. Extremely fine condition. Rare.
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