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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
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.jpg "Roman Marble Portrait of a Boy as Worshipper of Isis")
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £20,800
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Openwork mount of Williams's Class A Type 16, tongue-shaped with tendrils and two facing bears' heads, vestigial ledge to rear and ferrous stud. 27.1 grams, 47 mm
Found Norfolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Cf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, item 361, for type.
The form with two stacked facing masks is unusual, although mounts of Class B regularly feature multiple heads.
Found Norfolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Cf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, item 361, for type.
The form with two stacked facing masks is unusual, although mounts of Class B regularly feature multiple heads.
Formed as a circular rod with ends twisted into a spiral bezel and wound about the shank. 5.57 grams, 50 mm
Acquired on the European art market in the late 1980s.
Ex North American private collection.
Cf. Menghin, W., The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, p.359, for a less elaborate example.
Acquired on the European art market in the late 1980s.
Ex North American private collection.
Cf. Menghin, W., The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, p.359, for a less elaborate example.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
D-section shank with tapering tail ending in a knop, flat lozengiform head with two inset garnet cabochon eyes; Sassanian influence. 17.15 grams, 69 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Axehead with sunburst motif to one face; suspension loop with coiled ends. 1.92 grams, 32 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
With head knobs cast in one with the plate, side lugs below the arches and foot moulded with a stylised human head. 71 grams, 11.9 cm
Found UK.
From a North Yorkshire, UK, private collection.
Acquired from Adam Partridge Auctioneers, Macclesfield, UK.
Property of Mr A.B., an American collector.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, fig.181, for the type.
The long brooch is of developed Anglian cruciform type, originally possibly fitted with iron sprung pin of type G. The specimen shows an evolution from the Gothic crossbow type: especially in England, the knobs of the cruciform type brooches were cast integrally with the head-plate, which became larger and the bow below the arched section sprouted bronze lugs.
Found UK.
From a North Yorkshire, UK, private collection.
Acquired from Adam Partridge Auctioneers, Macclesfield, UK.
Property of Mr A.B., an American collector.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, fig.181, for the type.
The long brooch is of developed Anglian cruciform type, originally possibly fitted with iron sprung pin of type G. The specimen shows an evolution from the Gothic crossbow type: especially in England, the knobs of the cruciform type brooches were cast integrally with the head-plate, which became larger and the bow below the arched section sprouted bronze lugs.
Discoid panel with one gilt face, incised concentric quadrants forming a voided cross; attachment point for shank to the reverse. 4.91 grams, 32 mm
Found Norfolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Cf. Webster, L. & Backhouse, J. The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991, item 184, for full set.
Dress pins of this type were worn in sets of three connected with chains or thongs.
Found Norfolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Cf. Webster, L. & Backhouse, J. The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991, item 184, for full set.
Dress pins of this type were worn in sets of three connected with chains or thongs.
Formed from spiral twisted rods, rounded finials. 45 grams, 75 mm
From a North Yorkshire, UK, private collection.
Acquired from Adam Partridge Auctioneers, Macclesfield, UK.
Property of Mr A.B., an American collector.
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.XLV (9), for type.
From a North Yorkshire, UK, private collection.
Acquired from Adam Partridge Auctioneers, Macclesfield, UK.
Property of Mr A.B., an American collector.
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.XLV (9), for type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
The openwork body formed as sinuous zoomorphic interlace in the Urnes style. 10.9 grams, 33 mm
Found Pulham Market, Norfolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NMS-0139C1.
Found Pulham Market, Norfolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NMS-0139C1.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Of Type West Stow Heath comprising: square headplate with punched horseshoe motifs, lateral trapezoidal wings and three radiating knops modelled in the half-round, deep bow with chamfered ends, collars above the footplate, horse-head finial with pellet eyes and bulb nostrils, loop finial, pin-lug and catch to the reverse with old collector's label '92.225'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 54 grams, 11.7 cm (95.4 grams total, 13 cm including stand)
Property of an English gentleman; formerly in a UK collection formed 1970s-1990s.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
See West, S., A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998, for discussion, especially fig.146, item 22.
Property of an English gentleman; formerly in a UK collection formed 1970s-1990s.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
See West, S., A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998, for discussion, especially fig.146, item 22.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £66
Including an omega brooch, bear's head belt buckle and assorted jingles; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. 58 grams total, 22-59 mm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Bailey, G., Detector Finds 7, Witham, p.105-106, for the bells.
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Bailey, G., Detector Finds 7, Witham, p.105-106, for the bells.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Disc brooch with low-relief regardant beast motif within a segmented border; loop to the reverse. 6.71 grams, 29 mm
Found Costessey, Norfolk, UK.
Recorded with the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with report no.NMS-AAD19D.
Cf. West, S., A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998, plate 96(3).
Found Costessey, Norfolk, UK.
Recorded with the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with report no.NMS-AAD19D.
Cf. West, S., A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998, plate 96(3).
Comprising: two dome-headed dress pins; three pieces of hack-silver ingot; five miniature axeheads; a mitre-shaped finger ring; and other items. 42.8 grams total, 9-53 mm
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
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