Very Rare!
This was recently acquired by our company from a collector who assembled one of the finest collections of Irish coins and artifacts. The collection of artifacts had at its core many pieces from the Rev Buick who was a minister who collected many items from Ireland, especially in the north of the country. He was also active in the UK. This Irish-American collector even had the only known/only struck set of Irish Free State coinage as only the Italian artist actually had the coins made up...there was a design competition between artists from the UK, America & Italy. The entire collection was offered for permanent exhibition in the Cork Museum in Cork City and they weren't interested? What were they thinking?
This prominent collector was severely discouraged so he started to trade off the entire collection and broke up the only set of 1928 Irish Free State coinage which was unique and once owned by King Farouk of Egypt, an avid collector of coins and other collectibles.
This is one of his last few pieces and acquired in recent years.
He is of the opinion that the beads came from the same general location, but not from the same grave. All the beads were located by metal detectors in northern Ireland so legal to export and own vs the Republic of Ireland which has strict laws against exporting any artifacts. The UK has far more treasure trove and artifacts so their laws are more relaxed.
Value? Some of the crosses and jewelry from the collection that were dug by the Rev Buick went on eBay from $1k for a BA ring w/2 glass paste eyes to several thousands for Medieval crosses w/some gilt remaining.
Guaranteed to be ancient and from the British Isles with a 7-day inspection period.
Properly strung this is a very rare & unusual gift for someone Irish or an awesome addition to your collection
This would make a unique gift for the collector in your life...or a wonderful addition to your personal collection!
Thanks for looking! SP
We offer a 100% guaranty that it is genuine and our standard 100% guarantee that you will be happy with your purchase or all your money back, less S & H/insurance. After 44 years in business Ed Lee only wants happy customers.
For your interest ...
Three of the best areas to collect are ancient iron arrow/spearheads, fibulas & ancient rings. The reasons for this include that there are sufficient numbers being found in Europe to help keep the prices reasonable. Of course, this could change in a day if certain European countries were to enforce their laws on exporting antiquities. For the time being, they mostly ignore diggers & collectors who use metal detectors to look for buried treasure. This is in direct contrast to the rarer items being found such as quality gold jewelry, museum quality weapons, statues and other truly significant antiquities or Medieval material. Illegally exported/imported museum quality truly rare material can be, and is being seized. After all, no one has the right to rob a nation of any significant pieces of their heritage.
For now, collectors can have a ball with ancient/Medieval small weapons, fibulas and rings. This is an especially good place to start for new collectors. It will allow them to gain experience for a small investment per item. This is important because there are countless unscrupulous importers, diggers, sellers & collectors that prey on the innocent...meaning new collectors.
Also, with these great collectibles it allows buyers to compare prices to other items more or less comparable to what they want to bid on. Frankly, if you pay a little “too much” to get what you want, you didn’t overpay...you got something that pleases you. And that is what collecting is all about. Also, quality doesn’t cost, it pays. If you want to make money on your investments, switch to rare/semi-rare US coins which are in the early stages of a bull market and being propelled by a BULL MARKET in gold. {See certifiedcoins.com for more info on this fascinating and potentially profitable area of collecting called numismatics, and be sure to check our eBay auctions.}
And part of the fun is to buy these relatively inexpensive items and research them yourselves. Imagine what these things would cost if professional archeologists did the work? Even worse, they must have official permission to dig, and the host country gets their choice of what is found, and in many cases they get to keep everything that is discovered. That would mean the end of inexpensive ancient material. It may come to that, but for today enjoy yourselves.
Bon Chance,
Ed Lee
[44 years of experience in quality collectibles
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