ID 859431
Lot 36 | AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE FIRE-RAKE
Estimate value
£ 5 000 – 7 000
CIRCA 6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
11 1/4 in. (28.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Swiss private collection, acquired prior to 1985.
Literature
S. Haynes, Etruscan Bronzes, London, 1985, pp. 185 and 284, no. 106.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Etruscan civilization |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Etruscan civilization |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |







