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Click here to subscribe15th-16th century AD. A pair of gilt bronze bases, possibly fittings for a pair of candle sticks, square base with round column base with horizontal lines to the centre. 125 grams total, 32 - 38mm (1 1/4 - 1 1/2"). Property of a Middlesex gentleman; previously in a UK collection formed in the 1980s. [2 No Reserve] Fine condition.
8th-7th century BC. A bronze fibula with thick pin, coiled spring, ribbed bow with bulbous apex, hand-shaped catch with lateral thumb. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989 item 1725. 21 grams, 52mm (2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number E16; 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 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.
6th-2nd century BC. A large bronze harness buckle in the shape of a quadruped beast, jaws open and grasping a deer in its mouth; raised relief eye and curling tail; to the back a stag with elaborate antlers running along the back; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.7 kg, 26cm including stand (10 1/4"). Property of a London collector; by inheritance from his grandfather; acquired during travels in the Far East in the 1920s. The Ordos culture emerged in the Eurasian steppes north of the Great Wall of China, in the vast expanse of grasslands that stretches from Siberia into Central Europe. By the first millennium B.C., material prosperity among the nomads had brought about a flowering of creativity and the evolution of a new artistic vocabulary. The pastoral peoples left no written record, but the artefacts that remain provide a key to understanding their culture and beliefs. Beautifully crafted and highly sophisticated and abstract in design, these objects are visual representations of the natural and supernatural worlds that guided their lives. An equestrian people, the nomads produced many objects associated with horses and the paraphernalia of riding. These were embellished primarily with animal motifs. The figures that populate these small objects—ibex and hedgehogs, deer and camels, griffins and dragons—at time exhibit violence and aggression, at times an appealing charm, but always spirit and vitality. This animal style would remain a significant source of inspiration in the decorative arts of the Eurasian continent for centuries to come. The artistic exchange between the pastoral peoples and their settled Chinese neighbours through trade, migration, marriage alliances, and warfare contributed to the cultural development of both groups. Fine condition.
3rd-7th century AD. A bronze ring with flat section hoop; oval bezel with gold rim around an oval carnelian engraved with the bust of a king wearing a diadem, Pahlavi script to the edge. 3.82 grams, 21.61mm overall, 18.77mm internal diameter (approximate ring size British R, USA 8 3/4 Europe 19.00, Japan 18) (3/4"). Property of North West London gentleman; acquired from a London collector in the late 1990s; previously in a private collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. 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.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze bow brooch of Aesica type with prominent bow and pierced flange, trapezoidal tail with lateral lugs and four bands of tremolier hatching, scoped lower edge, sprung pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989 item 1480. 16 grams, 42mm (1 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number BF2; 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 plate brooch formed as two D-section serpents; spring, part of the pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989 item 1626 for type. 11 grams, 34mm (1 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number SS5; 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-3rd century AD. A group of four bronze prick spur, one with conical point and curved arms terminating in lozenge-shaped terminals, one large with octagonal point and curved arms terminating in lozenge-shaped terminals, one with conical point and curved arms terminating in knob terminals, one with square-section point and curved arms terminating in knob finials. 124 grams total, 57-77mm (2 1/4 - 3"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. [4] Very fine condition.
2nd millennium BC. A bronze spearhead fragment with raised lateral ribs, lozenge-section socket, tapering blade; with old collector's label: Knowles Col. P.1634 / Co. Antrim D.M.L. 90 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number BA7; found County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 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. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
12th-8th century BC. A Sleaford Type looped, low-flanged palstave with long sunken panels each side of midrib and short thin ridge either side of midrib; square butt, flared blade convex cutting edge, with lateral flanges, median rib with two shorter lateral ribs; ribbed surface to the rear of the stop. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881 item 77; Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab.IX, vol.7 Munich, 1981 pls.59 & 60, nos. 813-816. 398 grams, 16cm (6 1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number AX43; previously in the Sir Richard Ground (1949-2014) Collection, Derbyshire, UK; acquired privately, 2005; found West Sussex, UK; accompanied by the vendor's auction listing 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, loop absent.
Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD. A bronze belt hook with tapering body inlaid with gold and silver swirling pattern; hook end in the form of a stylised dragon head; underside with raised boss. 75 grams, 80mm (3 1/4"). From an important London collection; by repute acquired from Christies, London, UK. Fine condition.
13th-14th century AD. A bronze secular badge formed from two joined flat discoid plaques, each with a low relief motif of a castle and pelleted background. 9.12 grams, 44mm (1 3/4"). Property of a Middlesex gentleman; previously in a UK collection formed in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
10th century AD. An Anglo-Scandinavian bronze plate brooch of a bird in profile with equal-arm cross on its back, linear detail to the wing and tail, lentoid eye, loop below the chest; loop to the reverse. Cf. Hammond, B. British Artefacts vol.2 - Middle Saxon & Viking, Witham, 2010 item 1.1.3-a. 10 grams, 31mm (1 1/4"). Found near Winteringham, Humberside, UK. Fine condition. Rare.
8th-7th century BC. A bronze spearhead formed from a slender leaf-shaped blade with central raised midrib; hollow openwork tubular socket decorated with an inscribed standing horse and geometric pattern, pierced to the bottom. 172 grams, 31.8cm (11 1/2"). From a European collection; previously in a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995; previously in the Mansees collection; formed 1950s-early 1990s. Very fine condition.
Third Intermediate Period, 1069-702 BC. A bronze amulet of Khonsu in the form of a crouching baboon with a headdress formed as full and crescent moons. Cf. Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994 item 24(c"). 11 grams, 30mm (1 1/4"). 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. Fine condition.
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.
8th-10th century AD. A bronze vessel and suspension chain comprising: a sheet bronze container or cauldron formed from three separate rivetted panels, waisted profile with rolled rim, domed base, tinned interior, one circumferential and two vertical reinforcing bands at the joints, applied iron plates beneath the rim on each side each with a median iron hoop projecting above the rim, flat-section curved handle with returned and scrolled ends; the suspension chain of twenty six iron links, each waisted in profile and twisted, a flat-section hook, two decorative lower distributors with two links between, flat-section suspension hook with bull-head finial and lateral twisted bars, additional meat-hook or suspension hook with three spurs, twisted ring. See Carver, M. Sutton Hoo. A Seventh Century Princely Burial Ground and its Context, London, 2005 for discussion. 4.5 kg total, chain: 248cm overall, cauldron: 29cm at the handle (11 1/2 - 97 1/2"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. There are parallels for the bronze cauldron from across northern Europe, most notably from the 7th century ship burial in Mound 1 at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England (Carver, 2005"). The waisted profile of the present piece is unusual for such a vessel, but the rounded underside is a common feature. The chain is an elaborate item, again similar to the example from Sutton Hoo although shorter. [No Reserve] Fine condition. Very 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.
3rd-1st century BC. A group of five bronze items comprising of: a short leaf-shaped dagger with cut tip; a section of finial with slender antelope(?); a lion-headed vessel handle; a small horse statuette, a crouching lion statuette. 465 grams total, 4-25cm (1 1/2 - 9 3/4"). Property of a North London lady; gifted from her father's collection; formerly with a Mayfair gallery, London, UK; previously acquired in the 1980s. [5] Fair condition.
2nd-1st millennium BC. A bronze group comprising: pommel in the form of a hollow D-shape with two openwork recesses to one side; chape with flaring edges and large, round, rivet holes to side and square shaped peg hole through the body. 75 grams total, 18-39mm (3/4 - 1 1/2"). Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. [No Reserve, 2] Fine condition.
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