Celtic brooch sold for £55,000

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A Celtic brooch found by metal detectorist Ray Pusey (64) has sold for a whopping £55,000. The approximate price of this object was estimated at a maximum of eight thousand.

The sale was organised by the well-known auction house Hansons. The auctioneer said it was one of the best auctions ever. In fact, the brooch sold for around seven times the amount estimated by experts. The ancient relic was found by Ray Pusey, who is a van driver. He made the discovery using a metal detector in his native Buckinghamshire last October.

The type of brooch used to be placed on horses. Experts have estimated its value at somewhere between £6,000 and £8,000. The brooch is T-shaped and made from a copper alloy. The front is decorated with red enamel. This is a common technique used by the Celts to bring jewellery to life. There are also various patterns on the brooch that resemble waves. The decoration is in the tradition of the Celtic South West style, which is known, for example, from the hoard discovered in Bridgwater in 1800.

Pusey has been going metal detecting for thirty years. Last year he didn't exactly go out prospecting much and he just managed to find such a cool thing. The brooch was at a depth of about 15 centimeters. "I watched the whole auction online. It was exciting. In the end, everything turned out great," said the happy finder.

Half of the money from the sale traditionally goes to the owner of the land where the brooch was found. Pusey duly celebrated with his wife. "This is an outstanding and rare artifact, an amazing find and an incredible result. We didn't expect at all that the brooch could sell for £55,000. It's one of our best auctions," said Charles Hanson, owner of Hansons Auctioneers.

Experts say the brooch is about 2,000 years old. It probably belonged to a Celtic chieftain. The brooch measures 172x128 millimetres. It was probably used to cover the connection between the strap and the cloth. Such finds are quite rare. The newly auctioned one is said to be exceptional in size and condition. Most such items have been found in pits of burnt earth.

We have written about one such brooch before. Mike Smith found it with a metal detector three years ago. The find led archaeologists to a war chariot that was buried with a Celtic warrior.

Sources: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk, www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk

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Díky za parádní článek. Jen by mě zajímalo, jak to dopadlo se zde zmíněným, před třemi lety kopaným Válečným vozem Keltským??? Ví někdo???

Hledala jsem a nic jsem nenašla :-(

Viky: Škoda, protože to mohlo být opravdu zajímavé. Už jen to bronzové udidlo na fotce je parádní. :-)

Píšou šperk. Upřesnil bych , vidím váhu :)

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