Northern Europe - Base metal - Sold antiquities
Archive of sold antiquities
All artefacts sold in our gallery are fully documented in our online archive and database. Being a specialist ancient art dealer, preserving also the more recent history of each and every piece sold in our shop is at our heart. That is particularly useful for artefacts that changed owners in the meantime. Information that may have been lost in the process can be easily restored from our archives. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need further information about ancient items that have been sold in our gallery. We can help you with reconstructing the history of ownership for those items. All information about our customers will be kept confidential, of course.-
Bird brooch from Roman Britain
Nice fibula in the shape of a stylized water bird. A find from Britain and probably also a local Roman provincial production.
Price: on requestRoman plate broochOval bronze brooch with a setting for a glass insert. From the Roman imperial period. Published in two stardard works on ancient brooches by Richard Hattatt.
Price: on requestBronze Age bracelet with incised decorationThe jewellery was made in Europe during the 2nd millennium BC. Nice, dark patina.
Price: on requestRoman Kraeftig Profilierte fibulaFibula with noble green patina. An import from mainland Europe to Roman Britain. From the 1st century AD. Published in two stardard works on ancient brooches by Richard Hattatt.
Price: on requestTrumpet brooch with Celtic decorationsUnusual and rare variant of high importance, published several times. Beautiful silver inlays on the bow showing tendrils in Celtic style. From the 1st century.
Price: on requestDisc brooch from Roman BritainNicely enameled brooch with a Romano-Celtic sunburst design. From the 2nd century AD. Published in two stardard works on ancient brooches by Richard Hattatt.
Price: on requestRoman rosette brooch from ColchesterA nice brooch type from the 1st century with an especially well preserved decorative disc. From the famous Hattatt collection and published in two standard works on ancient brooches.
Price: on requestFlying bird brooch from Roman BritainA local British production from the 2nd century. It is taking up a continental brooch type. From the famous Hattatt collection and published in two standard works on ancient brooches.
Price: on requestDolphin brooch from Roman BritainThe so-called dolphin brooch is very British. This specimen was probably made by the Celtic Corieltauvi tribe, shortly after the arrival of the Romans in the middle of the 1st century. Published in two works by Richard Hattatt.
Price: on requestBrooch from Roman BritainThis rare variant of the T-shaped brooches was found in Lechlade, Gloucestershire. It dates to the 1st or 2nd century AR. From the famous Hattatt collection and published in two standard works for ancient fibulae.
Price: on requestRoman iron pilum (javelin) head from the RhinelandFound near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.
Price: on requestRoman iron spear head from the RhinelandFound near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.
Price: on requestCeltic penannular broochPossibly made by the Celtic Durotriges tribe under Roman rule in Britain. The piece is published in two books by Richard Hattatt.
Price: on requestRoman Hod Hill brooch from the Hattatt collectionNice and rare enameled variant of the Hod Hill type. Found in Norfolk, UK. The piece is published in two books by Richard Hattatt.
Price: on requestRoman key ringFinger ring made of bronze with a key. From the Roman Imperial period, around the 2nd century. A find from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.
Price: on requestLarge Visigoth bow broochImpressive fibula of the Visigoths from the Migration Period. With five originally preserved glass inserts.
Price: on requestTwo pairs of Roman bronze soles for safety shoesExremely rare sheets in the shape of a shoe bed. The two belonging pairs were found in the Roman city of Novaesium in Germany.
Price: on requestRoman brooch of the Hod Hill typeBeautifully decorated brooch from the first century. A find from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.
Price: on requestSword of the Urnfield culture from a museum collectionWonderfully preserved bronze weapon from the time around 1000 BC. It was made in Central Europe by the Urnfield culture and formed part of a museum collection for almost 70 years.
Price: on requestSix Roman iron nailsDifferent shapes of nails. Finds from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.
Price: on requestRoman bronze chainFox tail type chain fragment. A Find from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.
Price: on requestViking stirrup mountOpenwork bronze plate from the 11th century. It was once attached to a horse harness strap. The beautiful decorations are typical of the art of the Vikings.
Price: on requestCeltic spear head - found 1982 near Frome, Sommerset, UKIron, about 2nd century BC - 1st century AD. With export permit by the Arts Council of England.
Price: on requestScythian short swordThe so-called acinaces is a typical weapon of the Scythians. Well preserved piece from the 7th to 5th centuries BC.
Price: on requestThree Roman lead weights from the RhinelandDifferent types of weights made of lead. Finds from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.
Price: on requestEight Roman bronze artifactsVarious artifacts in different states of preservation. Finds from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.
Price: on requestFour Roman iron artefactsArrow heads, chisel and blade made of Iron. Finds from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.
Price: on requestEight Roman bronze artefactsVarious artefacts in different states of preservation. Finds from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.
Price: on requestCeltic spear head - found in 1970s near Radstock, UKIron, about 2nd century BC - 1st century AD. With export permit by the Arts Council of England.
Price: on requestCeltic spear head - found in 1970s near Warminster, UKMade of iron, about 1st century BC - 1st century AD. With export permit by the Arts Council of England.
Price: on requestLarge decorated violin bow fibulaImpressive piece of jewellery because of its size and decoration. From Central Europe, made during Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age.
Price: on requestCeltic neck ringOpen ring made of solid bronze. The torc is from Gaul or Central Europe and dates to the 4th or 3rd century BC.
Price: on requestBow fibula of the Urnfield cultureExcessively rare brooch type from Late Bronze Age in Bavaria. It is known from the Urnfield period hoard of Reisen near Munich in Germany. This piece has been found near Regensburg, Germany.
Price: on requestSocketed axe head from Southern GermanyA typical bronze tool of the late Urnfield culture or early Hallstatt culture. It was found near Regensburg in Southern Germany by a voluntary archaeologist.
Price: on requestNeck ring of the Urnfield cultureThis bronze ring is an early variant of a torc. The piece of jewellery was found in Southern Germany and dates to the Late Bronze Age.
Price: on requestCeltic bracelet of the La Tène cultureImpressive and solid bronze jewellery from the Early La Tène period, 450 to 250 BC. Found in Southern Germany.
Price: on request