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Click here to subscribeA pair of Liberty & Co Otley oak fire bellows designed by Archibald Knox, the heart shaped panels and stem carved with Celtic knot motif, 76cm. long Literature Daryl Bennett Liberty`s Furniture 1875-1915 The Birth of Modern Interior Design, ACC books, page 224 plate 6.26 this design illustrated in a Yuletides catalogue, 1907.
A Liberty & Co terracotta Olaf jardiniere designed by Archibald Knox, with four loop handles, cast with a band of Celtic entrelac motif, impressed mark, 44cm. high Literature Stephen A Martin, Archibald Knox, ARTMEDIA page 276 for this design illustrated Veronica Franklin Gould, Archibald Knox and Mary Seton Watts, Modern Celtic Garden Pottery Arrow Press, page 20 for a comparable example illustrated in a Liberty catalogue.
A Murrle Bennett silver and enamel pendant designed by Archibald Knox, pierced triangular frame with Celtic knot decoration, with green and blue enamel panel, stamped MB roundel, 850 4cm. high Literature Stephen A Martin The Designs of Archibald Knox, ARTMEDIA, page 255 for a comparable piece Vivienne Becker Art Nouveau Jewellery, page 164 plate 243 for a comparable piece
Britains Famous Football Teams `Celtic` white shirts with green hoops, white shorts and black socks comprising three forwards, four midfielders, three backs and a goalkeeper with moveable arms, in original card box with insert (generally G, most figures show some signs of chipping, box F-G, some taping, label clear with ``Celtic`` written in ink to front) a very rare set
Iron Age Celtic Gold Double-Leaf Ring2nd century BC-1st century AD. A narrow flat-section hoop with expanding shoulders and plaque divided into three parallel bands, the outer bands flared. 2.09 grams, 18mm overall, 16.07mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10) (3/4"). Property of a Suffolk lady; formerly in the Deago collection, by descent from the vendor`s mother. Fine condition.
Iron Age Celtic Gold Decorated Ring2nd century BC-1st century AD. A flat-section hoop with six punched crescents close to one edge. 2.10 grams, 20mm overall, 19.46mm internal diameter (approximate size British S , USA 9 1/4 , Europe 20.38, Japan 19 1/2) (3/4"). Property of a Suffolk lady; formerly in the Deago collection, by descent from the vendor`s mother. Fine condition.
Iron Age Celtic Iceni Horse Harness Pendant3rd century BC-1st century AD. A bronze D-section pendant comprising a pierced lug, spindle with three hatched ribs, cruciform finial with large mushroom stud to the upper face. 21 grams, 56mm (2 1/4"). Found near Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Very fine condition.
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Bridle Cheekpiece1st century BC-1st century AD. A round-section bar formed as two piriform bulbs connected by a balustered hub, D-shaped ring to each end. 32 grams, 74mm (3"). From an old Hampshire collection; found near Ripon, Yorkshire, UK, 2013. [No Reserve]Fine condition.
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Toggle Group1st century BC-1st century AD. A mixed group of toggle fasteners comprising: one with slotted rectangular plaque, shank and ring; one with expanding shank, triangular slot, heart-shaped ring; one similar with three shallow cups; one with slotted rectangular plaque, shank with raised leaf motif, domed boss. Cf. MacGregor, M. Early Celtic Art in North Britain, vol.2, Leicester, 1976, item 41. 71 grams total, 46-50mm (1 3/4 - 2"). Ex Northern English collection; found Cumbria, UK, 1990s. [4, No Reserve]Fine condition, minor wear.
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Belt Slide and Mount Group2nd century BC-1st century AD. A mixed group comprising: a human-head mount with neatly parted hair, hollow to the reverse; a cruciform slider with bar to the reverse; a slider formed as two ovoid plaques, each with a domed boss, bar to the reverse; an openwork La Tène style mount with opposed volute scrolls, attachment studs to the reverse. 44 grams total, 22-38mm (1 - 1 1/2"). Ex North English collection; found Cumbria, UK, 1990s. [4, No Reserve]Fine condition.
Iron Age Celtic Bronze Terret Chariot Fitting Collection1st century BC-1st century AD. A group of four terrets or annular guides for the reins of a horse, each formed as a ring with a rectangular loop below. 155 grams total, 31-57mm (1 1/4 - 2 1/4"). Found East Anglia, UK, before 1990. [4, No Reserve]Fine condition.
Iron Age Celtic Gold Bracelet250 BC-50 AD. A round-section penannular bracelet with square-cut ends. Cf. Taylor, J.T. Bronze Age Goldwork of the British Isles, Cambridge, 1980, plate 34 (f). 52 grams, 66mm (2 3/4"). From the jewellery collection of a medical professional; acquired 1970s. Very fine condition.
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Chip-Carved Disc Casket Appliqué8th century AD. A thin (0.7mm) slightly domed disc with chamfered lip to the outer edge, pierced at the centre and close to the periphery, decorated with dense ornament comprising a border, cross and quadrants; the border with running meander pattern extending onto the rim; the cross with two arms in loose bilinear interlace and two with dense, regular interlace, all within narrow borders; the centre with an incised D-shaped panel on each internal edge; two quadrants with a La Tène Style triskele of discs among scrolled tendrils, remaining two quadrants with opposed Insular Style animals with extended lappets forming a frame of interlace, ring-and-dot to the shoulder and hip. Cf. Youngs, S. (ed.) The Work of Angels. Masterpieces of Celtic Metalwork, 6th-9th Centuries AD, London, 1989; Webster, L. & Backhouse, J. The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991. The thin metal and shallow curvature suggest that the appliqué formed part of the decorative scheme of a substantial item, such as a casket, shrine or processional cross, to which it was attached by a central stud, possibly into a prepared collared socket. The surface behind must have been curved or some form of soft padding used to support the appliqué. The cross bears two contrasting styles of interlace - a dense mono-linear type seen on some cross-shafts in the English Midlands and known as the `Mercian Style`, and a bilinear variant familiar from sumptuous manuscript art such as the Lindisfarne Gospels. The outer meander is a geometric form found in some 5th-6th century Merovingian contexts and elsewhere. The opposed beasts within an interlace panel in a quadrant occurs on e.g. the linked three-pin set from the River Witham (Webster & Backhouse, item 184). Parallels to the combination of Mercian Style interlace and triskeles may be found on e.g. the decorative mounts from Perthshire (Youngs, item 117); the combination of opposed beasts and interlace appears on the disc from Bolnhurst (Webster & Backhouse, item 185). 20 grams, 82mm (3 1/4"). Ex Northern English collection; found Northumberland, UK, 1990s. Very fine condition; about one quarter absent.
Early Christian Irish Gilt-Bronze Figural Bowl Mount8th century AD. A convex trapezoidal mount with integral suspension loop, triangular male face in high relief with textured panel below. Cf. Irish face-mount from Ixworth, Suffolk, in Youngs, S. (ed.) The Work of Angels. Masterpieces of Celtic Metalwork, 6th-9th centuries AD, London, 1989, item 136. 4.72 grams, 24mm (1"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1970s. Fine condition.
Celtic Iron Age Coins - Armorican - Billon Staters [2]75-30 BC, group comprising: Obvs: large profile bust. Revs: horse right. See S. 14-20. 6.41, 6.42 grams. Ex Walter Steinberg collection. Walter Steinberg has been a well-known figure at fairs, sales and events for many years. Born in 1922 in Philadelphia, Walter has had a life-long passion for collecting. A long-time resident in London, he has now retired to New York and decided that the time has come to pass on the antiquities and coins he has collected over his lifetime. Walter acquired coins and artefacts that interested him, so his collection, although containing many lovely examples, also contains many affordable specimens. Much of the material has been unavailable to the market for 30 to 50 years. Walter hopes that the items he collected will now find new homes with the next generation of collectors. [2, No Reserve]Near very fine.
Celtic Iron Age Coins - Gallo-Belgic - Aedui - Silver Portrait Denarius1st century BC. Obv: profile helmetted bust left, `cross pommeé` symbol behind. Rev: horse left with pellet-in-annulet above and below and inverted `anchor` symbol below. DLT 5138; 5252; BN 5103-5252; ABT 242; BMC II, 333-337; S. 299-309. 1.16 grams. Found near Orsett, Essex, UK, in 2005. This type imitates the obverses of Roman Republican denarii of the helmetted Roma type, with `X` behind bust. [No Reserve]Very fine; chipped. Very rarely found in UK.
Celtic Iron Age Coins - Atrebates and Regni - Commius - Portrait Silver Minim1st century BC. Obv: profile bust with three annulet symbols before. Rev: horse left, pellet-in-annulet below and winged pellet-in-annulet above. S. 70: BMC 759-760; ABC 1043. 0.37 grams. Extremely fine. Rare thus.
Celtic Iron Age Coins - Atrebates and Regni - Tincomarus - Boy on Dolphin Unit25 BC-10 AD. Obv: pellet with six radiating arms with traces of inscription. Rev: boy on dolphin right with faint TINC below (off flan) and traces of inscription above. S. 88; BMC 946-977; ABC 1127. Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference HAMP-DDB15B (entry extract included). 1.33 grams. Found Oakley, Hampshire, UK, 2014. [No Reserve]Very fine. Scarce.
Celtic Iron Age Coins - Atrebates and Regni - Calleva - Eppillus - Eagle Silver Unit20 BC-1 AD. Obv: hollow crescent with REX above and CALLE below, pellet rosette each side. Rev: flying eagle right with EPP behind. S. 99; BMC 1016-1060; ABC 1160. Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference HAMP-DE0DEA (entry extract included). 1.32 grams. Found Dummer, Hampshire, UK, 2014. [No Reserve]Very fine. Scarce.
Celtic Iron Age Coins - Atrebates and Regni - Verica - `Tiberius` Unit10-40 AD. Obv: standing figure holding lituus and grapes with COM MIF legend. Rev: laureate bust right with VERI behind and CA in front. S. 136; BMC 1421-1429; ABC 1250. 1.14 grams. Ex Walter Steinberg collection; with envelope. Walter Steinberg has been a well-known figure at fairs, sales and events for many years. Born in 1922 in Philadelphia, Walter has had a life-long passion for collecting. A long-time resident in London, he has now retired to New York and decided that the time has come to pass on the antiquities and coins he has collected over his lifetime. Walter acquired coins and artefacts that interested him, so his collection, although containing many lovely examples, also contains many affordable specimens. Much of the material has been unavailable to the market for 30 to 50 years. Walter hopes that the items he collected will now find new homes with the next generation of collectors. [No Reserve]Very fine; dark tone.
Celtic Iron Age Coins - East Wiltshire - `Essex Wheels` - Gold Quarter Stater50-35 BC. Obv: wreath design and face with wheel. Rev: horse right with spoked wheel below, pellet-in-annulet before and `onion` symbol above. S. -; BMC 485; ABC 2231. 1.34 grams. Good fine, reverse better; flan slightly rounded. Rare.
Celtic Iron Age Coins - Iceni - `Freckenham Daisy Boar` Silver Unit50-1 BC. Obv: boar right with pellet symbol below. Rev: horse right with wheel above and pellet rosette below. S. -; BMC 3443-3444; ABC 1570. 1.19 grams. Near extremely fine, about as struck; one of the best examples known. Very rare.
AN ART NOUVEAU ORIVIT SILVER PLATED TWO HANDLED LIQUEUR TRAY of oblong form, cast and pierced with whiplash and with polished oak panel, 14"" wide, together with a Bingit Zinn pewter seven piece liqueur set with Celtic knots cast in low relief and comprising ewer with hinged cover and six goblets, 3"" high (8)
A silver mounted ebonised wood inkstand by Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh 1883, of rectangular form, the raised upper section with twin inkwells and Celtic decoration (central figure missing), the lower section with silver banding inscribed `Sergeants Mess, The Royal Scots Purchased out of a donation from the Canteen Fund granted by Co. White, Com. 1st Battalion The Royal Scots, Barbados 1884`, the lower edge with silver banding engraved with various battle honours - Waterloo, Nagpure, Egypt, Corunna etc, on four Celtic decorated ball feet, 3cm x 2cm x 13.5cm high
A Liberty and Company Arts and Crafts stoneware garden planter the terracotta stoneware planter with Celtic knot decoration, design attributed to Archibald Knox, with a similar two handled planter (one handle missing), impressed mark, ""designed and manufactured by Liberty and Co."", 32cm high x 47cm wide (2)
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