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Lot 2486
3rd-1st century BC. A mixed group of bronze toggle clothes fasteners comprising: three with conical finials, two with domed finials, two with balustered finials, one T-shaped with a scooped bow. 95 grams total, 31-60mm (1 1/4 - 2 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly in an important European collection. [8] Fine condition.
Lot 2488
2nd-1st century BC. A bronze fibula of La Tène type with round-section bow and biconvex collar, lateral catch below, returned foot with baluster, integral coil and pin. Cf. Beck, H. et al. Fibel und Fibeltracht, Berlin, 2000, p.51 item LTC2. 17 grams, 64mm (2 1/2"). Property of a European collector; acquired Europe, 1980s-1990s. [No Reserve] Extremely fine condition.
Lot 2489
5th-3rd century BC. A bronze single-edged knife with balustered handle, lateral grooves to the handle and scooped blade, beast-head finial with elliptical eyes. 68 grams, 21cm (8 1/4"). Property of a private collector, Bath, Avon, UK; acquired on the UK art market in the early 1980s; formerly acquired on the European art market circa 1970. [No Reserve] Fine condition; blade broken.
Lot 2491
3rd-2nd century BC. A bronze finger ring with beaded hoop, bezel with a reserved double-pelta motif on a hatched field; old collector's label '94.144'. 4.12 grams, 25mm overall, 20.05mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.0, Japan 22) (1"). From the collection of a Mayfair, London, UK, gentleman; acquired from a Mayfair gallery before 1999; inventory no.759. Extremely fine condition.
Lot 2493
1st-3rd century AD. A bronze penannular 'omega' brooch with round-section shank and knop finials, pin with hatched ring. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, item 113. 23 grams, 43mm (1 3/4"). From an important London collection, acquired in the 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2497
4th-3rd century BC. A bronze La Tène I bow brooch with integral spring and pin, thick round-section bow and foot with lateral catch, ribbed segments to the bow, returned foot with ribbing and baluster, knop finial. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 723 for type. 40 grams, 57mm (2 1/4"). From an important London collection, acquired in the 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2500
1st century BC. A mixed group of bronze ring money pieces comprising two large rings with three bands of knops to the outer face and two smaller hoops each with lateral flanges. 54 grams total, 23-43mm (1 - 1 3/4"). From a Surrey collection; formed between 1990-2000. [4, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2502
1st century BC. A bronze band ring with herringbone pattern to the upper surface with incised line border to both sides. 6.90 grams, 26.30mm overall, 19.23mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/4, USA 9 1/4, Europe 19 1/4, Japan 18 1/2) (1"). Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; acquired prior to 2000. Extremely fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 2503
1st century BC-1st century AD. A mixed bronze group comprising: a waisted toggle; a mount with La Tène decoration; a strap slider with three roundels; a strap junction with two rings and two lateral bars. 61 grams total, 18-37mm (3/4 - 1 1/2"). Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; acquired prior to 2000. [4] Fine condition.
Lot 2504
2nd-1st century BC. A bronze float section ring with engraved lines to the shoulder; to the top a figure of a bird with wings folded back along body. 7.57 grams, 34.58mm overall, 19.29mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 3/8, Europe 19 1.2, Japan 19) (1 3/8"). Property of a private collector; acquired before 1975. [No Reserve] Fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 276
1st-2nd century AD. A carved bone or ivory doll with articulated limbs in ten separate components: head and torso with detailed face and braided(?) hair, two upper arms pinned at the shoulder, two lower arms and hands pinned at the elbow, two thighs pinned at the hips, two lower legs and feet pinned at the knee, bronze pelletted circlet to the hair. See Soren, D. & N. A Roman Villa and a Late Roman Infant Cemetery Excavation at Poggio Gramagnano Lugnano in Teverina, Rome, 1999 for discussion of types. 65 grams, 15cm (6"). Property of a private collector, Bath, Avon, UK; acquired on the UK art market in the early 1980s; formerly acquired on the European art market circa 1970. Fine condition.
Lot 291
11th century AD. A bronze openwork plate brooch with pin-lug, pin and catchplate to the reverse; the plate an S-curved dragon executed in Urnes Style with latticework of tendrils enmeshing the body. Cf. Thunmark-Nylén, L. Die Wikingerzeit Gotlands II: Typentafeln, Stockholm, 1998, pl.74. 18 grams, 58mm (2 1/4"). From the private collection of a Californian lady; previously in a collection formed 1980s-early 1990s. Very fine condition. Professionally cleaned and conserved.
Lot 322
9th-10th century AD. A gilt bronze triangular pyramidal mount, hollow to the reverse with three fixing studs, incised tendril design forming three stylised masks. 11 grams, 30mm (1 1/4"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. This lot is published at the front of section in the printed catalogue. Extremely fine condition.
Lot 326
9th century AD. A flat gilt-bronze connecting plate from a set of linked hair-pins comprising a discoid plaque with low-relief chip-carved scrolled Tau-shaped elements in a cruciform arrangement within a raised border, tapering lateral wing with joined low-relief spirals and narrow pierced end. See Wilson, D.M. Catalogue of Antiquities of the Later Saxon Period, Volume I: Anglo-Saxon Metalwork 700-1100 in the British Museum, London, 1964, item 19 (the Witham Pins"). 6.86 grams, 47mm (2"). Property of Martin Huyton; acquired by descent 2008; found Hazelmere, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK, by Stanley Huyton while landscape gardening in 1979; discovered left in a jam jar by the vendor where it had stayed for over 30 years until cleaned and identified by the vendor. [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] Very fine condition; second wing absent. Rare.
Lot 330
9th-11th century AD. A bronze oval pendant with a reclining dragon to the centre with hemispherical bead border; suspension ring to the top. 10.78 grams, 32mm (1 1/4"). From the private collection of a Californian lady; previously in a collection formed 1980s-early 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition, professionally cleaned and conserved.
Lot 331
9th-11th century AD. A bronze pendant incorporating a sheet fragment from a larger object, possibly an icon, consisting of a band to the top with Armenian (?) inscription, below an interlace pattern with boss to the centre; rivetted suspension loop to the top. 9.65 grams, 45mm (1 3/4"). From the private collection of a Californian lady; previously in a collection formed 1980s-early 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition, professionally cleaned and conserved.
Lot 129
4th-1st century BC. A bronze bowl with slightly flared rim, wide base decorated with repeating motif of standing cockerels; to the centre a raised boss with S-work pattern to the border and rosette to the centre. 230 grams, 17cm (6 3/4"). Property of a private collector; acquired before 1990. [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] Very fine condition, small crack to lower rim.
Lot 130
3rd century BC-3rd century AD. A bronze cone-shaped rhyton the rim decorated with leaf pattern, the body with incised lines and collars; end bulbous with nozzle, above the head of an ibex. 473 grams, 19cm (7 1/2"). The property of an English gentleman; formerly in a German collection; acquired 1980s-early 1990s. Very fine condition.
Lot 1408
Late Period, 664-332 BC. A bronze amuletic figurine of the Apis Bull, advancing on a base, with sun-disc between the horns. Cf. Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 21(b"). 2.89 grams, 19mm (3/4"). Ex Michael Nellist collection, Cornwall, UK; acquired on the UK art market 1970-2000. The Mike Nellist Collection. His interest in antiquity was piqued when, during the 1970s, he spent some time working in Israel and had the opportunity to visit Roman-period locations including Lake Galilee and Masada, the site of the famous Judaean revolt and subsequent massacre. He made his first purchases at that time and was soon building an enviable collection of artefacts. While at university, he was able to study human remains at first hand in conjunction with archaeological research and from there his passion for the human aspects of historical research was kindled. Now retired, Mike indulges one of his other passions – wildlife and nature photography. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1479
8th-7th century BC. A large bronze fibula with balustered bow, ribbed collar to each end, single-coil spring and pin, coil above the trapezoidal catchplate with lateral spurs and vertical ribbing. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1369 for type. 32 grams, 70mm (2 3/4"). Property of a south London collector; acquired before 1980. Very fine condition.
Lot 148
1st-3rd century AD. A rock crystal vessel with facetted sidewall, chamfered shoulder, conical finial, two lateral right-angled handles; circular rim with applied gold sheath. 138 grams, 82mm (3 1/4"). From an English private collection; formerly acquired in 1968. Accompanied with geologic report No.TL003120, by geologic consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz. Pliny the Elder in his Natural History, mentions a number of sources for rock crystal, such as Asia Minor, Cyprus, Portugal and the Alps, though he states the best came from India. The stone was fashioned into vessels in Bronze Age Greece as well as Cyprus, Asia Minor, Egypt and Mesopotamia. The use of rock crystal for vessels fell out of fashion in Classical Greece but was revived in the Hellenistic period where it was associated with the wealthy elite in such cities as Alexandria and Antioch. In the Roman Empire rock crystal was highly valued and according to Pliny, Livia, the wife of Augustus, dedicated a block weighing one hundred and fifty pounds on the Capitol; he also mentions a wealthy Roman woman paying one hundred and fifty thousand sestertii for a single rock crystal dipper. Suetonius mentions that Nero had two crystal cups carved with Homeric scenes that he broke when he received the news that the Senate had called for his execution. The high value placed by the Romans on rock crystal can be seen in the high degree of carving that the surviving pieces have, and their relative rarity compared to other stone vessels. Extremely fine condition. Rare.
Lot 1481
4th-3rd century BC. A bronze ring with round section hoop widening at the shoulder to the oval bezel engraved with a leaping griffin with wings outspread. 2.42 grams, 20.73mm overall, 17.79mm internal diameter (approximate ring size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.00, Japan 16) (3/4"). Private collection, home counties, UK; acquired before 1980. Fine condition.
Lot 1488
4th century BC. A pair of hollow-formed bronze belt mounts, each an antelope with elongated neck and head, punched-point detailing to the head and antlers, low-relief spirals to the shoulders, radiating linear texture to the body; fixing stud at the outer end, hook beneath the head. 37 grams total, 99-102mm (4"). Property of an Essex gentleman; acquired on the UK art market. [2] Fine condition.
Lot 1583
1st-3rd century AD. A pair of bronze animal heads, possibly wolf hounds, detailing to the face , ears held back on one, to the other ears down the face; wooden pegs to the base of each neck; mouted on a custom made stand. 665 grams total, 20cm including stand (8"). Private collection, North London; acquired in the early 1990s. [2] Fine condition.
Lot 1585
1st-3rd century AD. A mixed bronze group comprising: a D-section hoop with discoid bezel, glass insert, lateral spurs; three with narrow round-section hoop with elliptical glass intaglio insert to the bezel. 16 grams total, 18-26m (3/4 - 1"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1995. [4] Fine condition.
Lot 1587
1st-3rd century AD. A group of bronze medical instruments consisting of a spoon with small, angled bowl, long balustered handle; a pin with long handle and angled blade to one end; a tubular case with slightly rounded base. 16 grams total, 6-13cm (2 1/4 - 5"). Acquired on the London art market prior to 1980. [3] Fine condition.
Lot 1588
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze phallic pendant consisting of a large suspension ring to the top, to the right an arm ending in a hand forming the mano fica gesture, to the other side a phallus; to the centre a phallus with testicles below. 15 grams, 48mm (2"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly in an important European collection. Fine condition.
Lot 1591
1st-2nd century AD. A flat-section bronze hoop with raised elliptical bezel, intaglio design of galloping horse and rider, pellets in the field. Cf. Henkel, F. Die Römischen Fingerringe der Rheinlande und der Benachbarten Gebiete, Berlin, 1913, item 58a for type. 4.43 grams, 21mm overall, 17.62mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.0, Japan 14) (3/4"). Acquired on the London art market prior to 1980. Fine condition.
Lot 1594
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze statuette of an eagle perching on a discoid base, feather detail to the wings. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 272. 76 grams, 51mm (2"). Property of a European gentleman living East of London; acquired before 2000. Fine condition.
Lot 1602
2nd century AD. A bronze plate brooch of an advancing dog (?) with notched upper edge, stub tail, panel of alternating enamelled stripes to the flank, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011, item 11688. 5.36 grams, 36mm (1 1/2"). Property of a European collector; acquired Europe, 1980s-1990s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Lot 1603
1st-3rd century AD. A mixed group of bronze artefacts comprising: a large key handle in the form of a resting lion, square-section rear with the end of the ferrous shank; a discoid mount with stylised lion's face, lead in the recess to the rear. 171 grams total, 29-72mm (1 1/4 - 2 3/4"). Found near Ixworth, Suffolk, UK. [2, No Reserve] Uncleaned 'as found' condition.
Lot 1605
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze dagger guard with round socket with vertical lines; to either side an arching rod, one ending in a phallus, the other in a hand making the mano fica gesture. 12 grams, 63mm (2 1/2"). Property of an Oxfordshire, UK, collector; acquired from Alan Cherry of Bournemouth, UK; between 2003-2005; accompanied by the original sales card. Fine condition.
Lot 1606
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze nude figure of Mercury standing with left arm extended, wreath to the brow with crescent. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, items 32, 33. 37 grams, 73mm (3"). From an old North Country collection; formed between 1970-2000; found near Sleaford, Lincolnshire, UK. Fine condition, one arm absent.
Lot 1607
1st century BC-2nd century AD. A round-section bronze handle with tiered bow, C-shaped attachment plate with scrolls and thumb-pad, bearded bust to the lower end. See Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965 item 292 for type. 58 grams, 9.5cm (3 3/4"). Property of a private collector, Bath, Avon, UK; acquired on the UK art market in the early 1980s; formerly acquired on the European art market circa 1970. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
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