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Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,850
Sold for (Inc. bp): £16,900
Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,440
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
Sold for (Inc. bp): £23,400
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,750
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,700
Lot No. 1456
3
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising a short shank and entwined beast forming a voided circle with tendrils; rim pierced in three places to accept attachment pins. 10.2 grams, 39 mm

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

See Owen, O.A., A catalogue and re-evaluation of the Urnes style in England, Durham e-thesis, 1979, for a full discussion of similar mounts found in England.

Of penannular form, with raised perimeters to both faces and bifacial punched geometric motifs, including to the side edge. 215 grams, 10.3 cm

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1852,0329.194, for similar identified as Latgalian.

Comprising a round-section hoop and two trapezoidal plate finials each with a geometric design of granulation; round-section pin coiled to the hoop. 31 grams total, 56-59 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.

Lot No. 1459
4
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Raised conical boss to centre, four radiating trefoil-shaped pierced mounting lugs. 12.5 grams, 40 mm

Acquired in the 1970s.
Ex property of a UK gentleman.

Lot No. 1460
12
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Comprising a tapering C-section body with convex outer and concave inner faces, zones of dense punched pellets, triangles, annulets and lozenges over the body forming a coherent symmetrical scheme. 22.5 grams, 69 mm wide

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.169(6); Lehtosalo-Hilander, P-L., Luistari I, Helsinki, 1982, pl.90 (3759).

Lot No. 1461
7
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A broken-backed, singled-edged knife blade with tang. 22 grams, 10 cm

Found near Teddington on the Thames foreshore, London, UK.

Cf. West, S., A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998, fig. 79(3).

Lot No. 1462
12
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Made from an early medieval silver coin with applied suspension loop to the border. 2.03 grams, 32 mm

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

The tapering arms coiled at the hoop base. 2.01 grams, 23.33 mm overall, 17.63 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)

London art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex gentleman.

Composed of a tapering penannular body with convex outer face and collared terminals. 64 grams, 69 mm wide

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

Lot No. 1465
18
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
The trio comprising ingots of different lengths, weights and cross-sections. 62.5 grams total, 45-56 mm

Acquired on the London art market, 1980s-1990s.

Cf. The British Museum, museum numbers 1841,0711.27, 1841,0711.19 and 2006,1203.3, for comparable examples.

Of penannular form, with a round-section body. 59 grams, 68 mm

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

Lot No. 1467
3
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
The hoop composed of overlapping arms, expanded bezel engraved with stylised fern or other plant. 1.82 grams, 22.51 mm overall, 19.43 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)

London art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex gentleman.

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