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Lot 1910
15th-17th century AD.A group of bronze scallop shells of St James, one with suspension ring to the back, the other with two curling projections to the sides, pierced for attachment. 13 grams total, 21-30mm (3/4 - 1 1/4"). Fine condition.Property of a Middlesex gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. [2 No Reserve]
Lot 1918
10th-11th century AD. A bronze cross with a standing Corpus Christi dressed in a long robe, cross above head, suspension ring to the top. 2.37 grams, 36mm (1 1/4"). Extremely fine condition.From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. [No Reserve]
Lot 1927
12th-14th century AD. A bronze pilgrim's badge with image of a standing nimbate Saint Christopher holding a staff, with smaller kneeling figure to the left side holding a flag. See Mitchiner, M. Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986 item 634 for type. 1.80 grams, 24mm (1"). Fair condition.Property of a Canadian lady; acquired 1970s-1990s. [No Reserve]
Lot 1930
13th-15th century AD. A bronze figurine of the crucified Christ with outstretched arms, nimbus to the rear of the head; mounted on a custom-made stand. 40 grams, 83mm including stand (3 1/4"). Fine condition. From a Lincolnshire collection; found near Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, UK; before 2000. [No Reserve]
Lot 1932
14th century AD.A bronze knife handle finial, tapering in profile with scrolled upper edge; to one face the incised design of a female saint in robe and wimple; to the other face a similar figure supporting a chalice; with inked inventory number 84.194. 9.35 grams, 34mm (1 1/4"). Very fine condition.From an important Mayfair, London collection; acquired 1986 inventory no.86.194 cat no.605.
Lot 1939
14th-15th century AD.A bronze Latin cross with expanding arms to the ends, to the middle figure of crucified Christ; suspension loop to the top. 6 grams, 47mm (1 3/4"). Very fine condition.From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. [No Reserve]
Lot 1941
17th-18th century AD.A group of twelve bronze Catholic pendants consisting of; three crucifixes, two with Christ to one side and Virgin Mary to reverse; a gilt-bronze plaque with the Holy Eucharist, sun-burst in scalloped pediment to the top; a pendant with the Black Virgin Virgin of Loreto to one side, crucifixion to the reverse; pendant with equal armed cross to one side, Virgin Mary to reverse; a pendant with St Anthony to one side, female saint o reverse; pendant with bust of a pope to one side, St Anthony to the reverse; pendant with the Virgin of Loreto to one side, St Anthony to the reverse; pendant with St Peter to one side, St Paul to reverse; a pendant in the form of the Black Virgin of Loreto; a pendant with the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ. 37 grams total, 15-29mm (1/2 - 1 1/4"). Mostly fine condition.Property of a Middlesex gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. [12 No Reserve]
Lot 1945
Late 3rd-4th century AD.A narrow round-section bronze hoop with lateral lobes to the shoulders, discoid plaque with pelletted flange, retrograde chi-rho christogram to the upper face. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991 item 222 Type VII, variant 2. 6.02 grams, 22mm overall, 16.60mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2 USA 6 Europe 12.0 Japan 11) (1"). Very fine condition.From an important London collection, acquired in the 1970s. [No Reserve]
Lot 195
2nd-3rd century AD.A gilt bronze ring with D-section hoop expanding at the shoulders, angled in to the bezel in the form of acanthus leaves cupping oval bezel set with cabochon garnet. 11.54 grams, 28.95mm overall, 19.86mm internal diameter (approximate ring size British U, USA 10 Europe 22.33 Japan 22) (1 1/4"). Fine condition. A large wearable size.Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s.
Lot 1993
2nd millennium BC. A group of bronze and stone items consisting of; a bronze torc bracelet with the ends on the form of feline heads; a bronze awl with long slender body and point to both ends; a bronze pin with coiled circular end; a thick butted stone axehead. 200 grams total, 5.5-11cm (2 1/4 - 4 1/4"). Fine condition.Property of a Surrey, UK, collector; acquired on the London art market 1990s. [4 No Reserve]
Lot 1996
2nd millennium BC. A group of three bronze sickle blades, each with reinforcing rib to the outer edge, attachment slot. 81 grams total, 11-11.5cm (4 1/4 - 4 1/2"). Fine condition, usage wear.From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. [3 No Reserve]
Lot 1998
Later 2nd millennium-early 1st millennium BC.A group of two bronze socketted gouges comprising: one tubular with flared edge, deeply scooped blade, thickened mouth; one tapering with shallow scooped blade; each with an old collector's label. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881. 66 grams total, 51-69mm (2 - 2 3/4"). Very fine conditionFound West Yorkshire and Wiltshire, UK; the larger item from the private collection of Paul Fenton; each supplied with a dealer's certificate of authenticity. [2 No Reserve] .
Lot 200
1st-2nd century AD. A group of three silver figurines, each of a canine reclining with front paws and tail extended, one with gilded head. Cf. Henig, M. Religion in Roman Britain, p. 57 fig. 17 for the hound from Lydney, Gloucestershire. 7.60 grams total, 21-22mm (3/4"). Fine condition.Property of a European gentleman living in London; acquired in the UK before 1980. These are probably votive offerings made at the shrine of a healing deity, such as Aesculapius, Hygia or Apollo. The lick of a dog was believed to have curative properties and they were used at particular healing shrines as part of the medicinal process. Similar figurines, but in bronze, have been found at the healing temple of Nodens at Lydney, Gloucestershire. [3]
Lot 2000
11th-9th century BC.A bronze spearhead with socket, with plain leaf-shaped blade; the socket with two perforations for a fixing rivet; with a custom display stand. Cf. Ehrenberg, M. Bronze Spearheads from Berks, Bucks and Oxon, BAR 34 Oxford, 1977 items 44 134. 147 grams total, spear 10cm (4"). Fine condition, impacted tip.Property of an English gentleman; acquired 2010; formerly in the Rosemary Yea collection.
Lot 2001
9th-7th century BC.A bronze spectacle brooch formed as two large tightly-wound coils with 8-shaped intermediate coils, remains of pin and catchplate to the reverse, mounted on a custom-made display stand. 46 grams, 65mm including stand (2 1/2"). Fine condition.London private collection, acquired 1950s-1970s. [No Reserve]
Lot 2002
800-500 BC.An ovoid-section penannular bronze bracelet with butted ends, bands of vertical ribbed hatching to the outer faces. Cf. MacGregor, A. Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987 items 13.10 13.11. 72 grams, 85mm (2 1/2"). Extremely fine condition.Property of a Cambridgeshire collector; acquired on the UK art market. [No Reserve]
Lot 2005
9th-8th century BC. A sheet bronze discoid brooch with pelletted border, five domed bosses joined by pointillé curled lines, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. 3.60 grams, 41mm (1 3/4"). Very fine condition.Property of a South African collector; acquired in the UK between 1988-1990. [No Reserve]
Lot 2008
Late 3rd millennium BC. An Early Bronze Age copper flat axe of rectangular section, expanding from a narrow rounded butt to a slightly convex chamfered cutting edge. See Savoury, H. N., Guide Catalogue of the Bronze Age Collections, National Museum of Wales, 1980 fig.17 for similar examples. 29 grams, 77mm (3"). Fine condition.Acquired on the London art market prior to 1980.
Lot 2012
2nd millennium BC.A hollow-formed bronze socketted axehead with square-section mouth and shallow horizontal rib below, flared body extending to a broad curved edge with lateral spurs, D-section lateral loop spring from the socket mouth. Cf. Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7 Munich, 1981 item 1194 for type. 120 grams, 65mm (2 1/2"). Fine condition. Scarce.Property of a London gentleman; previously in the A. Cotton collection; found Hampshire in the 1970s.
Lot 2013
2nd millennium BC. A bronze palstave axehead with slightly flared body, slightly curved edge, two D-shaped flanges to each broad face with recess behind, small lateral loop. Cf. Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7 Munich, 1981 item 723 for type. 374 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). Fine condition.Property of a London gentleman; previously in the A. Cotton collection; found Hampshire in the 1970s.
Lot 202
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze statuette of Venus, standing, wearing loose robes falling to feet, mantle over left arm; stephane diadem to head, hair swept back and gathered in a bun with two long locks held in both hands. 98 grams, 88mm (3 1/2"). Fine condition.Property of a gentleman; from a Mayfair, London, UK, gallery.
Lot 2021
2nd millennium BC.A bronze ring with two-loop shank and perpendicular coiled plaque. See Richter, I. Der Arm- und Beinschmuck der Bronze- und Urnenfelderzeit in Hessen und Rheinhessen, München, 1970 for similarly constructed arm rings. 32 grams, 40mm (1 3/4"). Very fine condition. A very large wearable size.Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1990s. [No Reserve]
Lot 2022
5th-3rd millennium BC.A copper flat axe tapering from narrow butt to convex slightly asymmetric cutting edge; the sides and edges with raised hatched lines running along much of the length and across the width. See Evans, John, The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881 figure 1 for general type and shape. 265 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). Fine condition. Very rare.Private collection, UK; formed in the 1980s.The raised lines and hatching to both sides and edges of this axe result from the stone mould being deliberately and carefully incised and this feature is apparently unrecorded; it seems likely that the presence of these lines would have greatly assisted when hafting the axe, preventing the blade slipping in the socket, so a practical purpose rather than being of simple 'ornament' character. [No Reserve]
Lot 2028
Early 1st millennium BC. A bronze fibula comprising a flat-coiled rod plaque with hooked catch to the underside, tubular-coiled shank with spring extending to the pin. Cf. Beck, H. et al. Fibel und Fibeltracht, Berlin, 2000 plate 74 (4"). 45 grams, 90mm (3 3/4"). Very fine condition.Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1990s.
Lot 203
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze figure of Venus (Aphrodite) seated nude with right hand extended to the left foot placed on the right knee. See Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965 item 80 for type. 40 grams, 56mm (2 1/4"). Fine condition, one arm and one leg absent. Property of a South African collector; acquired in the UK between 1988-1990. [No Reserve]
Lot 2033
Thracian, 7th century BC.A pair of bronze brooches with arching bodies widening to the centre, ribbed collar to either end; coiled end with pin, to the other end a flat catch plate with projecting arms and with incised line and dot decoration; chain attached coiled loop of each brooch. 112 grams total, 11cm (4 1/4"). Fine condition.Property of a London lady; by inheritance; formerly acquired by her father in Europe in the 1940s. [2]
Lot 2036
1st century BC-1st century AD. A hollow-formed bronze bull-head mount with strap across the muzzle, fragment of a loop to each side. CF. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965 item 352. 33 grams, 44mm (1 3/4"). Property of a South African collector; acquired in the UK between 1988-1990. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2038
2nd-1st century BC. A bronze bow brooch of La Tène Type II with coiled spring, integral bow with returned foot attached to a collar to the bow. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982 item 7. 23 grams, 82mm (3 1/4"). Property of a European collector; acquired Europe, 1980s-1990s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Lot 2040
6th-3rd century AD. A bronze bow brooch with coiled spring, D-section bow with slashed detailing, curved foot with bulb and baluster finial; Iberian workmanship. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 1359. 17 grams, 55mm (2 1/4"). Fine condition.From an important European collection, acquired in the 1990s.
Lot 2041
1st century BC-2nd century AD. A mixed group of bronze rings comprising: scaphoid bezel with lateral lobes; bezel formed as two discs with ring-and-dot detailing; substantial hoop with discoid plaque, lateral spurs, shallow socket. 12 grams total, 19-25mm (3/4 - 1"). Fair condition.Acquired on the London art market prior to 1980. [3]
Lot 2042
3rd century BC-1st century AD. A mixed group of bronze bow brooches comprising: two Iberian types each with single-coil spring, conical knop; a La Tène II type with twisted returned foot; a Knotenfibel with hatched panel to the bow; an Aucissa type with beaded detailing to the ribbed bow; an Aucissa type with deep bow, median line of beading, transverse zigzag to the headplate. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 1359; Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982 items 7 43; Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 263 751. 35 grams total, 31-56mm (1 1/4 - 2 1/4"). Fine to very fine condition.From an important London collection, acquired in the 1990s. [6]
Lot 2048
1st century AD.A bronze figure of a male, hair swept back, pellet eyes and small nose; wearing a tunic flared at the base to represent saddle, right arm raised and small legs; square base with small legs to each corner. 32 grams total, 24-51mm (1 - 2"). Fine condition.From a Surrey, UK, collection; formed before 2000. [2 No Reserve]
Lot 2052
1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze strap slide fitting comprising two conjoined bronze discs with pierced pugs to the reverse, the obverse with eccentric discs and radiating enamel-filled cells. See Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference DUR-9EF856 (this piece"). 14 grams, 37mm (1 1/2"). Fine condition. Rare.From a Hampshire collection; found County Durham, UK, 2015. [No Reserve]
Lot 2054
1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze strap junction comprising three conjoined loops and a horse-head between with ring-and-dot eyes, notched mane and mouth. Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme with reference number LON-C12241; accompanied by a print out of the PAS report. 18 grams, 31mm (1 1/4"). Fine condition.Property of a Lancashire collector; found South Oxfordshire, England.
Lot 2056
4th-3rd century BC. An unusual bronze fibula of La Tène, Type I, with deep D-section bow and returned foot with bell-shaped finial and knop with glass insert; flat-section shank pierced to accept a separate pin; old collector's label '89.399' to underside. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 items 220 222. 11 grams, 41mm (1 1/2"). Fine condition.From an important Mayfair, London collection, acquired 1989 inventory no.399. [No Reserve]
Lot 2058
1st century BC-1st century AD.A cast bronze bull's head bucket mount, piriform in plan with scooped edges to the snout, ring-and-dot eyes, ribbed strap to the forehead, loops above and below, two prominent horns flanking a mounting hole to the forehead; hollow to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965 item 352. 113 grams, 71mm including stand (2 3/4"). Fine condition.Property of a gentleman; formerly in a private collection; acquired on the UK art market. [No Reserve]
Lot 206
1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze figure of Jupiter (Zeus) standing nude with mantle to the left shoulder, wreath to the hair, bearded, left arm raised and hand pierced to accept a thunderbolt. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965 item 15. 63 grams, 84mm (3 1/2"). Very fine condition. Property of a South African collector; acquired in the UK between 1988-1990. [No Reserve]
Lot 2060
2nd century BC-1st century AD.A convex enamelled bronze finial, possibly from a bracelet, with raised flange to the upper face, inset enamelled discoid plaque with reserved La Tène style comma-leaf motifs. Cf. Youngs, S. (ed.) The Work of Angels. Masterpieces of Celtic Metalwork, 6th-9th centuries AD, London, 1989 item 25. 12 grams, 34mm (1 1/2"). Fine condition.Found Norfolk, UK. [No Reserve]
Lot 2066
8th-4th century AD. A group of three bronze D-section section open-ended torc bracelets with wide bodies to the centre tapering to the ends which cross and slightly flare out, one with collar to the ends of each arm. 262 grams total, 70-75mm (2 3/4 - 3"). Fine condition.Property of a London lady; by inheritance; formerly acquired by her father in Europe in the 1940s. [3 No Reserve]
Lot 2067
8th-4th century BC. A group of four bronze open ended D-section torc bracelets with wide bodies to the centre, tapering to the ends which cross over and flare slightly. 234 grams total, 63-72mm (2 1/2 - 2 3/4"). Fine condition.Property of a London lady; by inheritance; formerly acquired by her father in Europe in the 1940s. [4 No Reserve]
Lot 2068
8th-4th century BC.A pair of bronze torcs consisting of a twisted rod with flattened rectangular ends, one with the terminals coiled over. 63 grams total, 14-15.5cm (5 1/2 - 6 1/4"). Fine condition.Property of a London lady; by inheritance; formerly acquired by her father in Europe in the 1940s. [2 No Reserve]
Lot 2069
Thracian, 7th century BC. A pair of bronze brooches with arching bodies widening to the centre, ribbed collar to either end; coiled end with pin, to the other end a flat catch plate with projecting arms and with incised line and dot decoration. 100 grams total, 8-10cm (3 - 4"). Fine condition, one pin detached.Property of a London lady; by inheritance; formerly acquired by her father in Europe in the 1940s. [2 No Reserve]
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