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23rd-17th century BC. An Early Bronze Age copper axe blade with flared end and convex edge, narrow edge to the butt. See Hammond Brett Finding the Bronze Age in Britain in The Searcher, October 2014 fig.3 p.52 (this axehead); also illustrated in Benet's Artefacts, 3rd edition, 2014 fig.301-0416 p.54 (this axehead"). 505 grams, 15cm (6"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX9; formerly in an English private collection; found Suffolk in the 1970s. 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.

11th century AD. A bronze strap end with openwork acanthus leaf motifs between rounded borders, open to the narrow; old collector's label '91.82'. See Thomas, G. Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age Strap-Ends 750-1100: Part 2 Finds Research Group datasheet 33 Sleaford, 2007 Class E. 14 grams, 46mm (1 3/4"). From an important Mayfair collection; catalogue number 537 collection number 91.82; acquired in 1991. Very fine condition.

1st-2nd century AD. A tinned bronze plate brooch comprising a discoid head with four voids and three pairs of lobes, ribbed collar and cusped foot; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 11410. 3.80 grams, 35mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number CoP7; 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. Rare.

2nd century AD. A parcel-gilt bronze disc brooch with central cell of polychrome glass; spring, pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 11592. 7.88 grams, 24mm (1"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number U44; 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. Very fine condition. Rare.

2nd century AD. A bronze disc brooch with radiating peripheral lugs, recessed rings, inlaid niello wreath pattern; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 10771 for type. 6.52 grams, 35mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number D15; 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.

2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze P-shaped bow brooch with transverse bar and sprung pin, double bow, transverse plaque, foot with cusped upper face, catch to the reverse; the bow formed as two divergent curved arms. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 495. 12 grams, 53mm (2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number DiB3; 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.

2nd century AD. A large bronze aviform plate brooch with head and neck modelled in the round, waisted body with three enamelled cells, hinged pin and catch to the underside. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 7999 for type. 28 grams, 62mm (2 1/2"). From a West London collector; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

1st century AD. A round-section bronze Polden Hill brooch with hollow lugs to the head to encase the spring, panel of polychrome enamelled La Tène ornament, tapering lower body with catch to the reverse, knop finial. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 377. 22 grams, 67mm (2 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number PH1; 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. 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, spring and pin absent.

16th-12th century BC. A mixed group of Late Bronze Age ceramic bowls comprising: two large, buff-coloured, with painted hatching, stirrup-shaped handle below the rim; one similar, terracotta, flat base. 943 grams total, 17.5-20cm (7 - 8"). From a German collection; acquired on the German art market before 1990. [3 No Reserve] Fine condition.

8th-7th century BC. A bronze brooch comprising a ribbed bow with coil and pin, coil and waisted plaque with catch to the lower edge. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 709 for type. 25 grams, 75mm (3"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number E19; 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 plate brooch comprising two discoid plaques, each with a stud to the centre, flanking a v-shaped panel supporting a male mask, possibly representing the god Cernunnos, with crescent above the head; red enamel to the plaques and crescent; pin and catchplate to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 fig.51(e) and item 1023 and Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 11429 where the crescentic form of plate brooch is augmented with a robed figure. Hammond, B. Benet's Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, Third Edition, Witham, 2014 p.194 RO7-0710 (this brooch"). 10 grams, 33mm (1 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number US52; found near Winchester, Hampshire, UK, in 1979. 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. Very rare.

1750-1550 BC. A sturdy bronze axehead with slightly waisted sides, flared broad blade with convex cutting edge, median bevel, integrally cast lateral flanges, curved butt. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881 item 10; Moore, C.N. & Rowlands, M. Bronze Age Metalwork in Salisbury Museum, Salisbury, 1972 item 6; Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol.7 Munich, 1981 p.72. 120 grams, 86mm (3 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX21; previously in the Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired privately, 2008; found near River Test, Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK; accompanied by a copy of the vendor's auction listing, invoice, receipt, and Sir Richard's personal illustrated catalogue sheets which describe the piece fully, give details and circumstances of his acquisition, academic references and general notes. 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.

1st century AD. A bronze openwork disc brooch formed as three radiating trumpets extending to a rim with three ribbed panels; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 11664 for type. 13 grams, 30mm (1 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number O22; 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.

2nd century AD. A bronze disc with T-shaped headplate and beast-head below, two rings of polychrome enamel to the plate, glass eyes; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 8464. 5.73 grams, 33mm (1 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number US35; 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 millennium BC. An early Bronze Age terracotta jug with flat base and rounded upper body, two strap handles, band of impressed points below the rim. 795 grams, 18cm (7"). From an important London collection, acquired in the 1990s. Fine condition, rim repaired, cracked.

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze trumpet brooch with conical head and ribbed bow, median balustered bulb, enamelled panels above and below, tiered foot, catchplate; spring and pin to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 431. 20 grams, 59mm (2 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number Tr3; 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.

12th-8th century BC. A Late Bronze Age bronze socketted hammerhead with collar to the mouth, raised ring-and-dot motif to the lower end on each face and above this a heart-shaped bilinear motif with three pellets; the hammer-face slightly convex, casting seams to the long edges. 75 grams, 66 mm (2 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number BA20; ex TimeLine sale 1st November 2013 lot 1461; previously acquired on the UK art market before 1980. 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. Very fine condition. Rare.

2nd century AD. A tinned bronze plate brooch with incised leaf and palmette detailing, four round voids, applied bone roundels; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 15491 for type. 5.66 grams, 33mm (1 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number O16; 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.

4th-3rd millennium BC. A bulbous ceramic jar with flared rim, band of polychrome motifs to the shoulder separating a frieze of a fish, a zebu and a gryphon. See Satyawadi, S. Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology vol.2 New Delhi, 1994. 718 grams, 17cm (6 3/4"). From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

4th-3rd millennium BC. A terracotta jar with bulbous body and flat base, raised rim, bands of polychrome geometric ornament framing a frieze with three zebus. [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] 2.3 kg, 29cm (11 1/2"). From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. Fine condition.

2nd century AD. A tinned bronze discoid plate brooch with the centre formed as four crescents connected by a cross with a hole to each finial; part hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 11423 for type. 9.79 grams, 44mm (1 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number O7; 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.

Mid 2nd millennium BC. A Wantage Type low-flanged palstave axehead with convex cutting edge and carefully formed rebates to receive the handle; with ornamental cut-outs below the rebates. Cf. Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7 Munich, 1981 pl.59 nos. 801-808. Hammond, Brett Finding the Bronze Age in Britain, The Searcher, October 2014 Fig. 8 p.52 (this axehead"). Also illustrated in Benet's Artefacts, 3rd ed. 2014 Fig. B01-0411 p.53 (this axehead"). 417grams, 15.5cm (6"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX36; formerly in the Michael Nellist collection; acquired from Ancient & Oriental Ltd; found Thetford, Norfolk, UK. 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.

1st century AD. A bronze hasp from a strong-box with bands of transverse ribbing, separate D-shaped loop, pierced lug to the underside. 64 grams, 92mm (3 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number CE61; part of the Sutton-on-Trent 'treasure'; found Sutton-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, UK. On 19 May 2009 Chris Rudd received images of a Celtic tankard handle and other objects that had been found inside the remains of a late iron age or early Romano-British cauldron or bucket that had been unearthed on a farm near Sutton-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire. Recognising the significance of the hoard, he advised that it should be reported to the local PAS finds liaison officer, but also added that if a museum did not acquire the hoard, that he would be keen to buy it. The hoard was reported to FLO Rachel Atherton and then examined at the British Museum. Two years later Chris was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to purchase the hoard for his own collection, including the 'jewel' in the bucket - the Sutton-on-Trent Tankard Handle. 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.

2nd millennium BC. A matched pair of sheet bronze discoid harness mounts, each with an integral cast loop to the inner face. See Savory, H.N. Guide Catalogue of the Bronze Age Collections, Cardiff, 1980, item 291 for type. 113 grams total, 95-98mm (3 3/4 - 4"). UK art market, acquired prior to 1980; formerly in the Maurice Braham collection. [2] Very fine condition.

17th-15th century BC. A sturdy bronze axehead with parallel sides, broad flared blade with very broad convex cutting edge, hammered lateral flanges, thin curved butt. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881 item 44; Moore, C.N. & Rowlands, M. Bronze Age Metalwork in Salisbury Museum, Salisbury, 1972 items 6 8; Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab.IX, vol.7 Munich, 1981 p.72-5. 297 grams, 12.5cm (5"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX19; previously in the Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired privately, 2008; found Leicestershire, UK; accompanied by a copy of the vendor's auction listing and invoice, and Sir Richard's personal illustrated catalogue sheets which describe the piece fully, give details and circumstances of his acquisition, academic references and general notes. 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.

4th-3rd century BC. A bronze fibula of La Tène type I with integral spring, pin and bow, additional wire in five coils to the forward face of the bow. See Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 725 for type. 8.13 grams, 50mm (2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number E25; 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] Extremely fine condition. Very rare.

10th-8th century BC. A short socketted bronze axehead with wide mouth, thick collar, convex cutting edge, thick lateral loop; vertical ribs to the inner face. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881 item 116; Moore, C.N. & Rowlands, M. Bronze Age Metalwork in Salisbury Museum, Salisbury, 1972 item 44; Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab.IX, vol.7 Munich, 1981 1267-94. 209 grams, 92mm (3 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX54; previously in the Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired John Cummings, Lincolnshire, UK, 30 December 1996 (reference A263); found East Anglia, UK; accompanied by a copy of the John Cummings Ltd illustrated catalogue and invoice; and Sir Richard's personal illustrated catalogue sheets which describe the piece fully, give details and circumstances of his acquisition, academic references and general notes. 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.

17th-15th century BC. A substantial short-flanged bronze axehead with slight facetting to the flanges, rounded butt, crescentic blade with convex cutting edge. See Allen, I.M., Britton, D. & Coghlan, H.H. Metallurgical Reports on British and Irish Bronze Age Weapons in the Pitt Rivers Museum, Occasional Paper of Technology no.10 Oxford, 1970 p.142. Hammond, Brett Finding the Bronze Age in Britain, The Searcher, October 2014 fig.2 p.52 (this axehead"). 428 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX6; previously in the Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired privately, 2006; found Norfolk, UK. 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.

2nd century AD. A flat bronze disc brooch with radiating peripheral lugs, central openwork void with swastika motif, remains of five studs to the face; catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 538 for type. 9.48 grams, 38mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number SW8; 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.

2nd century AD. A bronze cruciform plate brooch with central rectangular cell filled with green enamel and white pellets, two scaphoid cells with green enamel and blue pellets, four roundels; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 8329 for type. 4.43 grams, 36mm (1 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1995. Fine condition.Very rare with original enamel

6th millennium BC-19th century AD. A large quantity of finds from Aylsham comprising: Neolithic flint tools (scrapers, spalls, flakes), a borer and blades; Bronze Age pottery sherd and spearhead fragment; Romano-British pottery sherds, oyster shells, a bronze nail and two bronze coins; Post-Medieval stoneware fragments and a musket ball. 1.8 kg total, flint borer: 92mm (3 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number SA25; finds mostly from Chris Rudd's grounds in Aylsham, Norfolk, UK. 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. [180, No Reserve No Reserve] Fair condition.

2nd century AD. A bronze disc brooch with central knop, two bands of enamelled detailing, spring and catch to the reverse. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 6974. 7.12 grams, 21mm (3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number U37; 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.

3rd-4th century AD. A heavy gilt-bronze crossbow brooch with facetted crossbar, three onion-shaped knops with ribbed collars, shallow bow with niello-inlaid outer face, rectangular footplate with chamfered edges and C-shaped details, scrolled foot, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 502. 39 grams, 65mm (2 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number C7; 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. Very fine condition.

1st century AD. A bronze button-and-loop fastener with hidden-face decoration; Corieltavian coins are teeming with such hidden faces, though they are often more difficult to discern than this miniature facial masterpiece. 12 grams, 35mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number CE62; part of the Sutton-on-Trent 'treasure'; found Sutton-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, UK. On 19 May 2009 Chris Rudd received images of a Celtic tankard handle and other objects that had been found inside the remains of a late Iron Age or early Romano-British cauldron or bucket that had been unearthed on a farm near Sutton-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire. Recognising the significance of the hoard, he advised that it should be reported to the local PAS finds liaison officer, but also added that if a museum did not acquire the hoard, that he would be keen to buy it. The hoard was reported to FLO Rachel Atherton and then examined at the British Museum. Two years later Chris was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to purchase the hoard for his own collection, including the 'jewel' in the bucket - the Sutton-on-Trent Tankard Handle. 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. Very fine condition.

2nd century AD. A bronze plate brooch with tiered central panel, four D-shaped lobes, enamelled cells and punched detailing; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 11300. 13 grams, 38mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number U2; 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.

2nd century AD. A bronze bridge-type plate brooch with deep bow, balustered knop to each end, panels of inlaid silver strip and median panel of red enamel lozenges; pin to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 581. 11 grams, 36mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number Br4; 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.

8th century BC. A mixed group of harness decorations comprising: two silver discs with loop to the reverse; six similar discs, bronze; a domed disc with central hole to accept a stud; a small domed disc with integral loop; eight cast rings. 58 grams total, 16-46mm (3/4 - 1 3/4"). From an important Mayfair collection, with collector's codes 91.279.17 and 91.279.20; ex Sotheby’s, 8 July 1991 lot 78; from a Bronze Age tomb group found in Thiringen, East Germany. [16 No Reserve] Mainly fine condition.

8th century BC. A Welby Type socketted axehead with broad collar to the mouth, circumferential band, short blade with crescentic edge, lateral loop; each of the broad faces with a series of short parallel vertical strokes beneath the band; vertical internal ribs; convex cutting edge. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881 item 130; Moore, C.N. & Rowlands, M. Bronze Age Metalwork in Salisbury Museum, Salisbury, 1972 item 51; Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab.IX, vol.7 Munich, 1981 item 1335-54 1637. 268 grams, 10cm (4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX49; previously in the Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired TimeLine Originals, 2007; previously with Valued History; formerly in the Whitehead Collection; found Yorkshire, UK; accompanied by the TimeLine Originals Certificate of Authenticity and UK Cultural export licence when exported to Bermuda in 2008; and Sir Richard's personal illustrated catalogue sheets which describe the piece fully, give details and circumstances of his acquisition, academic references and general notes. 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.

4th century AD. A large gilt-bronze crossbow brooch with facetted transverse bar, three facetted knops (two with foliage detailing), deep bow, rectangular footplate with C-scroll detailing, median band of niello(?) herringbone ornament and central hole, hinged pin and footplate to the reverse. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 10438 for type. 83 grams, 97mm (4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; C3; 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. Rare with foliage detailing.

2nd-1st century BC. A bronze bow brooch of La Tène type II with spring, chord and pin, lozengiform plaque with vertical slot, returned foot with lateral catch, baluster and bulbs. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 226. 14 grams, 77mm (3"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number E63; 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, tip of foot absent.

2nd century AD. A tinned bronze lozengiform plate brooch with knop to each angle, transverse band, ring-and-dot motifs, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 579 for type. 3.09 grams, 28mm (1"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number L18; 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 penannular brooch with round-section shank and bulb terminals with incised detailing; coiled pin. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 11778. 13 grams, 43mm (1 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number Pe6; 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. Rare.

3rd-4th century AD. A gilt-bronze crossbow brooch with facetted bar, three onion-shaped knops each with a knurled collar beneath, fep bow with knurled collar, rectangular footplate with C-shaped detailing, two recesses to the finial; catchplate to the reverse. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 10516. 35 grams, 70mm (2 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number C6; 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, pin absent.

1st century AD. A bronze discoid plate brooch with openwork addorsed scrolls to the centre, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 547 for type; Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 8147. 13 grams, 34mm (1 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number O15; 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 hoard of the Corieltavi comprising: CE58 sheet bronze cauldron fragments, 59 in total, with iron rim and one of two suspension loops; CE63 a three-lobe fastener with loop; CE65 a harness(?) ring with gusset to outer face; CE66 a penannular bracelet with one ribbed terminal; CE67 a flat-section penannular bracelet with balustered knop terminal, ring-and-dot motif, beaded detailing to the outer face; CE68 a D-section rod or bracelet fragment with a triangular fitting (from the cauldron?); CE69 a Colchester-type brooch and fragments of two others; CE70 a sheet bronze strainer fragment. 3.9 kg total, strainer: 66mm (2 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection numbers CE58 CE63 & CE65-70; part of the Sutton-on-Trent 'treasure'; found Sutton-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, UK. On 19 May 2009 Chris Rudd received images of a Celtic tankard handle and other objects that had been found inside the remains of a late Iron Age or early Romano-British cauldron or bucket that had been unearthed on a farm near Sutton-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire. Recognising the significance of the hoard, he advised that it should be reported to the local PAS finds liaison officer, but also added that if a museum did not acquire the hoard, that he would be keen to buy it. The hoard was reported to FLO Rachel Atherton and then examined at the British Museum. Two years later Chris was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to purchase the hoard for his own collection, including the 'jewel' in the bucket - the Sutton-on-Trent Tankard Handle. 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. [70 No Reserve] Mainly fine condition.

2nd millennium BC. A substantial Middle Bronze Age palstave axehead with spatulate blade; to each face, two convergent lateral wings forming a recess; the butt slightly rounded. See Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol.7 Munich, 1981 for discussion. 229 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX24; ex TimeLine sale 1st November 2013 lot 1454; previously the property of a Scottish gentleman. 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, one wing torn.

2nd century AD. A bronze openwork plate brooch formed with radiating trumpet motifs; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. CF. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 14340. 15 grams, 40mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number O3; 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.

4th-3rd century BC. A broad ceramic jar with narrow flared foot, bands of polychrome geometric ornament, panels with fishes, a gryphon and a lion. [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] 4 kg, 37.5cm (14 3/4"). From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. Fine condition.

12th-8th century BC. A substantial Salisbury Type cast and decorated looped and socketted bronze axehead with a convex cutting edge tapering from a square body and round socket; the faces ornamented with a series of integral longitudinal lines to each face, arcing from centre to edges and with a side loop for attachment; with inked reference 'Martinsell Hill, Wiltshire, 1981'. Hammond, Brett Finding the Bronze Age in Britain, The Searcher, October 2014 fig.9 p.52 (this axehead); also illustrated in Benet's Artefacts, 3rd edition, 2014 fig.B01-0410 p.52 (this axehead"). 176 grams, 10cm (4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX77; previously in the Michael Nellist collection; formerly in the Stephen Murray collection (with record card and conservation record by J. M. Jones); found near Martinsell Hill Fort, Wiltshire, UK, 1981. 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. Very fine condition, excellent patination.

2nd century AD. A gilt-bronze plate brooch with concentric rings of punched ring-and-dot motifs and raised ropework collars, lug and catch to the reverse. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 item 11592. 14 grams, 28mm (1"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number U24; 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 AD. A bronze bow brooch of kräftig profilierte type with separately cast eagle-heads added to the headplate and bow. See Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 337 for type. 23 grams, 50mm (2"). Property of a private collector; acquired before 1975. Fine condition; one eagle-head absent. Rare.

2nd century AD. A substantial bronze knee brooch with spring and chord housed in the upper sleeve, slightly tapering flat body, remains of catch to the rear; inlaid red enamel scrolled decoration. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 items 5243 14253 for type. 16 grams, 36mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number US31; 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-2nd century AD. A bronze bow brooch of T-shaped type with pierced lug above the D-section crossbar with vertical tinned detailing, cusped curved bow with tinned lozenges, stud finial, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 411. 9.57 grams, 38mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number E92; 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.

Neolithic tools and flint arrow heads, to include: the Ex. Collection of George Grant MacCurdy, found at the Vezere Valley, to include flints and bone mounted and framed; core flints and flint arrow heads found at Wykeham Forrest, Scarborough, 27 mounted and framed; 12 found at Mejloe Island, Funen, mounted and framed; 17 arrow heads found at Angelina County, Texas, Ex. of The James Barrett Collection, Clarksville, Maryland, mounted and framed; flint heads of Bell County, Texas, 24 mounted and framed; a late Bronze Age Breton type arrow head, found at Cambridge, mounted and framed; and a Neolithic flint arrow head found at Stibbington, mounted and framed.

A pottery and bronze nautilus shell centrepiece, 37cm high. Condition Report: No visible sign of chips, cracks or restoration seen. Of no great age - a modern copy.

Bronze Age Narrow Palstave Axe, c. 1500-1300 BC. A middle Bronze age palstave axe, associated with the Acton Park phase and dating to around 1400 BC. The axe has a crescentic blade, the surfaces have a glossy green patina, with evidence of ancient hammering on all the surfaces, The butt end is concave. These narrow palstave axes are sometimes regarded as chisels. One small area of roughness on the surface between the wings, otherwise very fine condition with good patina. 159mm x 32mm x 21 mm, 209g.

Bronze Age Scabbard Chape and Lead Model.A late bronze age bag-shaped scabbard chape associated with the 'carp's tongue complex' of South-East England, dating to the Ewart Park metalworking phase c. 1000 BC - 800 BC. 34mm x 27mm, 15.9g.Together with a contemporary lead model of a bag-shaped chape, probably used for the manufacture of a clay mould, or for testing a mould prior to casting bronze chapes. Lead models of Bronze age metalwork in Britain are rare, see PAS DENO-A24823 for an example of a palstave axe cast in lead.50mm x 49mm x 14mm, 164g. (2).

Celtic Iron Age Anthropomorphic Vessel Mount. A cast bronze mount in the form of a three-dimensional human head with moulded features and hairstyle detailed by incised lines. There are three loops for attachment to the vessel, one at either side and one below the chin, and a larger loop at the top of the head for attachment to the handle. Very fine condition, solid olive green patina. C. 1st century BC. 50mm x 37mm, 34.0g.

Middle Bronze Age Palstave Axehead c. 1500-1300 BC. The axe has a prominent stop ridge and a flared blade with a midrib on both faces. Some loss of patina from the extremities, 433g, 172mm.Found in Hampshire United Kingdom.

A Late Iron Age Bronze 'Horn Cap'.These enigmatic objects were once thought to be chariot decorations but more recent thinking has proposed them as the heads from ceremonial maces or sceptres. What is certain is that they are extremely rare. Only around twenty examples are known to exist, other examples having been found at Maiden Castle, Ham Hill and there have been a small cluster from the Thames Valley. Discovered near Buxton, Derbyshire. Recorded with PAS DENO-4D7D2F and designated a find of regional importance. The central shaft was missing when found and a replacement has been fashioned based on a complete example in the British Museum (1889,1204.2).112mm diameter x 68mm, 411g.See: Sir Cyril Fox, A Find Of The Early Iron Age From Llyn Cerrig Bach, Angelsey, pp. 14-19