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Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
.jpg "Assyrian Bronze Relief Fragment")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
.jpg "The Tenby Hiberno-Norse Viking Penannular Brooch")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
![English Milled Coins - George VI - 1937 - Cased RM Proof Coronation Gold Set [4]](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/203351-s(2).jpg "English Milled Coins - George VI - 1937 - Cased RM Proof Coronation Gold Set [4]")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising a hollow socket with iron rod inserted, terminal formed as a beast-head with open jaws, lobed snout, canine teeth prominent, ribbed brow and bulbous eyes, D-shaped ears to the rear. 41.7 grams, 58 mm
Acquired in the 1990s.
Ex property of a German collector.
Cf. Graham-Campbell, J., The Viking World, London, 1980, p.134-5, for similar animal-heads carved on the wagon found in the Oseberg ship-burial at Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway; the Oseberg burial marks the beginning of Viking Age art. It is dated dendrochronologically to 834 A.D.
Acquired in the 1990s.
Ex property of a German collector.
Cf. Graham-Campbell, J., The Viking World, London, 1980, p.134-5, for similar animal-heads carved on the wagon found in the Oseberg ship-burial at Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway; the Oseberg burial marks the beginning of Viking Age art. It is dated dendrochronologically to 834 A.D.
With medial band of pellets between shallow channels. 1.64 grams, 17.62 mm overall, 16.17 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comma-shaped lobes to the headplate, gently carinated bow, T-shaped footplate with hemispherical terminal; ferrous remains of pin lug and catchplate to reverse, lower part detached. 24 grams total, 30-46 mm
Cambridgeshire collection, 1990s.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1907,1219.2, for another example found in Soham, Cambridgeshire; MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 15.38.
Cambridgeshire collection, 1990s.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1907,1219.2, for another example found in Soham, Cambridgeshire; MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 15.38.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
The surface slightly domed, Bidriware silver facing with geometric motifs within concentric annular borders; three of four remaining lugs to reverse. 16.7 grams, 35 mm
Acquired on the German art market before 2000.
From an old Munich collection.
Acquired on the German art market before 2000.
From an old Munich collection.
Featuring overlapping terminals, the D-section body composed of twisted bronze bars. 37.7 grams, 61 mm
London art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
London art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Featuring champlevé red and green enamelled cells to the body, eye and wing; to the reverse, the pin-lugs, bar and catchplate. 2.6 grams, 29 mm
Found near Droxford, Hampshire, UK.
From an old Hampshire collection.
Recorded with Winchester Museum.
One of a group of items from Hampshire of early Anglo-Saxon date featuring the decorative technique of champlevé enamelling. This technique is generally rare in early (5th century) contexts and may indicate the continuation of a Roman workshop in the Solent area or in coastal northern Gaul.
Found near Droxford, Hampshire, UK.
From an old Hampshire collection.
Recorded with Winchester Museum.
One of a group of items from Hampshire of early Anglo-Saxon date featuring the decorative technique of champlevé enamelling. This technique is generally rare in early (5th century) contexts and may indicate the continuation of a Roman workshop in the Solent area or in coastal northern Gaul.
With integral suspension loop, stylised figure in relief, seemingly in orans pose. 2.6 grams, 26 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Each head free-running with bestial detailing in relief, scrolling details to the hoop. 36 grams, 50 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Featuring tiered collars to shoulders and openwork zoomorphic opposed-heads design; collars to retain the pin; small loop to reverse for attachment of a securing chain. 15.8 grams, 53 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.43 (1,2).
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.43 (1,2).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Featuring facetted terminals, stamped triangles, annulets and other motifs to the body and pin head; the latter free-running. 25.9 grams, 57 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1921,1101.200, for a similar brooch.
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1921,1101.200, for a similar brooch.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising a round-section hoop and two trapezoidal plate finials each with a geometric design of granulation; round-section pin coiled to the hoop. 30.8 grams total, 60-61 mm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Sedov, V.V., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhy Srednevekoviya, Moscow, 1987, pl.XLIV, item 11.
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Sedov, V.V., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhy Srednevekoviya, Moscow, 1987, pl.XLIV, item 11.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
The hoop composed of decoratively faux-twisted bands, recurved terminals modelled in the round as roaring dragon heads. 41.8 grams, 41 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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