A pair of strictly museum quality massive gothic candlesticks, probably Nuremberg / Nürnberg, renaissance, c. 1500-1550 AD.
These very large pricket canbelabras, probably for ecclesiastical use, doesn't come much better than this present pair. Stepped domed feet, baluster-shaped stems with flaring sockets. The prickets in iron.
Size: The candlesticks measure impressive 36 cm. in height and the bases are 14 cm. wide...
A very beautiful and very large terracotta head of a young girl, Greece, Hellenistic period, c. 3rd.-2nd. century BC.
Exceptional details with the efeu wreath and elaborate headdress.
Size: 10,2 cm. tall and 8,5 cm. wide.
Condition: Very fine, partly corroded, but sound hard, ready to display.
Ex. Collection of P. Treffz-Eichhöfer, Stuttgart, Germany, aquired 1980-2006.
A large Greek amphora handle, Rhodes, c. 3rd.-2nd. century BC.
The handle inscribed with a two line makers name / mark in Greek, fully readable.
Size: 10 cm. long and substantial.
Ex. Old European collection.
A finely polished and fully symethric Egyptian stone jar made of a type of beautiful chlorite stone, 3rd.-2nd. mill. BC.
The jar was used to hold cosmethics in the 3rd.-2nd. millenium BC. Nice marks of drill inside, recessed footring and a tiny rim also carved!
Size: 35 mm. wide.
Condition: Good Very fine, fine quality jar.
Ex. Old European collection, Ex. Liveauctioners.
A finely polished and fully symethric Egyptian stone jar made of hard black stone, 3rd.-2nd. mill. BC.
The jar was used to hold cosmethics in the 3rd.-2nd. millenium BC.
Size: 43 mm. wide and 35 mm. tall.
Condition: Good Very fine, fine quality jar.
Ex. Old European collection, Ex. Liveauctioners.
An attractive large unpolished, thinbladed Danish neolithic axe dating to late 4th-early 3rd mill BC.
Very good knapping details on the sides and several old collection tags - found in Korsør By 1939!
Size: c. 21,7 cm. in length.
Condition: Nice VF! Choice axe with edges and a lovely light brown marsh patina, small chip only visible at one side, othervise near EF.
Provenance: Castle Gardener Peder Søren Petersen (1882–1964)...
An attractive dagger of a child, made in the late neolithic period, Daggertime-bronzeage, c. 2000-1600 BC.
Finely knapped in in a silex with a rare dark brown marsh patina. Tag in white ink from a pre-WWII collection.
Size: 12,1 cm. long
Condition: Nice Very fine, intact with a few tiny losses.
Provenance: Castle Gardener Peder Søren Petersen (1882–1964). Mainly found between WWI and WWII at Sværdborg mose (eng...
An attractive large fishtail type of dagger, made in the late neolithic period, Daggertime-bronzeage, c. 2000-1600 BC.
A type with an elaborately knapped handle, stiched in the sides and full size for a grown hand. The blade chipped and resized in later periods. Looks originally like a type IV-V to us.
Comes with with very old collection tags and another tag written directly in black ink - found at Sorø 1909!
Size: c. 18 cm...
A high quality specimen of broadbladed silex axes, imitating the celts of the early European bronzeage, made in South East Denmark, during Late Neolithic to early bronzeage periods, ca. 1800-1600 BC.
The axe is partly polished and with visible seams,
in a wonderful completely calsified silex stone, so with a fine white patina and iron-oxide markings. Tagged 92 with old collection tags, and with the finding place and date 1885 in pencil - a very early provenance for these...
A fully polished axe with a slightly 'hanging' edge, scarce type of the 4th. millenium BC.
The axe is greyish patinated silex with fine fossils included. 19th. century paper tag on the undeveloped rear end as well as number in white ink.
Attractive and with a very sharp edge / bit!
Size: 16,1 cm.
Condition: Good Very fine, fine old patina.
Provenance: Castle Gardener Peder Søren Petersen (1882–1964)...
An impressive polished greystone axe, from the great buriel mounts of Denmark, in the later 4th.-3rd. mill. BC.
The axe carved by micro-crushing and polishing the surface into the large curving broadsides towards the edge and butt. The axe with old tags, found at the island Lolland.
Size: 23,7 cm. long and 9,4 cm. wide. Heavy axe weighing c...
An attractive childs dagger, made in the late neolithic period, Daggertime-bronzeage, c...
An attractive unpolished, thinbladed Danish neolithic axe dating to late 4th-early 3rd mill BC.
Very nicely knapping details on the sides and old collection tag - Found at Mols, Jylland.
Size: c. 17,4 cm. in length.
Condition: Good VF, choice axe with a lovely brown patina. a few minor chips.
Provenance: Castle Gardener Peder Søren Petersen (1882–1964). Mainly found between WWI and WWII at Sværdborg mose (eng. marsh) and Køng mose at Southern Z...
A beautiful dagger with a nice dark brown patina, Early Daggertime, c. 2200 BC.
The dagger with several old tags and a finding date given as 'November 1939 - found in Vemmelev!
Size: 16,5 cm.
Condition: Nice VF, basically intact with tiny ancient nicks from use under deep patina.
Provenance: Collection of Castle Gardener Peder Søren Petersen (1882–1964). Mainly found between WWI and WWII at Sværdborg mose (eng. marsh) and Køng mose at Southern Zea...
A nice bronzeage paalstaff type of mid bronzeage axe, dating to the mid-late 2nd. millenium BC.
The axe was cat with a long ridge to secure it to the pole / shaft and out-swayed edge.
Size: 16,4 cm. long.
Condition: Near VF and intact, some corrosion and the axe was cleaned at one point.
Provenance: Collection of Castle Gardener Peder Søren Petersen (1882–1964). Mainly found between WWI and WWII at Sværdborg mose (eng. marsh) and Køng mose at So...
A very attractive unpolished Danish neolithic axe of the Single Grave slender type, dating c. 2800-2400 BC.
Very nicely knapping details on the sides and several old collection tags! The axe has finding date in black ink given as 4. september 1924, found in 'Hestehave'.
Size: c. 17,7 cm. in length.
Condition: Near EF. Choice axe with near perfect edges and a nice frosty bluish-grey patina.
Provenance: Castle Gardener Peder Søren Petersen (1882–19...
An attractive unpolished, thinbladed Danish neolithic axe dating to late 4th-early 3rd mill BC.
Very nicely knapping details on the sides and several old collection tags!
Size: c. 17,4 cm. in length.
Condition: Near EF! Choice axe with perfect edges and a lovely light brown marsh patina.
Provenance: Castle Gardener Peder Søren Petersen (1882–1964). Mainly found between WWI and WWII at Sværdborg mose (eng. marsh) and Køng mose at Southern Zealand...
Attractive boatshaped battle axe, from the battleaxe period, ca. mid 3rd. millenium BC.
A finely made battle axe with nice lines and curves, boat-shaped. One end thick and blunt to function as a hammer. Made in attractive brown-grey stone and with old collection tag in white ink (see below).
Size: 12,3 cm. long.
Condition: Choice VF, some minute surface corrosion.
Provenance: Castle Gardener Peder Søren Petersen (1882–1964). Mainly found between WWI...