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Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Formed as a T-shaped finial from a florid cruciform brooch, with facing mask and pellet eyes, lateral bird-head lappets, pelta-shaped panel below; attachment lug to reverse and old collector's inked number '84.144'. 7.8 grams, 33 mm
Found UK.
From an important old Mayfair collection.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Cf. West, S., A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998, pl.152 (6), for type.
Found UK.
From an important old Mayfair collection.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Cf. West, S., A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998, pl.152 (6), for type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising thick twisted rods forming the shank and flattened crescentic plate finials. 94 grams, 65 mm
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1980s.
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1980s.
Flat-section disc with central hole, two bands of incised ring-and-dot motifs; chipped at junction with pin. 8.64 grams, 48 mm
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Cf. Webster, L. & Backhouse, J., The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991, items 184, 185, for more elaborate examples.
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Cf. Webster, L. & Backhouse, J., The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991, items 184, 185, for more elaborate examples.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Round-section rod with ribbing, heart-shaped loop to one end and arched catchplate to the other. 182 grams, 21.5 cm
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
See Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, for similar items.
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
See Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, for similar items.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Openwork pendant with integral loop, Kipplingeberg type with regardant beast and foliage; widespread in the historical Rus region. 9.8 grams, 39 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
Cf. Korshyn, V.E., Yazicheskiye Priveski Drevniye Rusi X-XIV Vekov, Moscow, 2013, item J.2.02.
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
Cf. Korshyn, V.E., Yazicheskiye Priveski Drevniye Rusi X-XIV Vekov, Moscow, 2013, item J.2.02.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Round-section bar with loop to one end and polyhedral stud to the other. 210 grams, 22 cm
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, p.309, item 32; see Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, LXI, 32; XCII, 19, for similar items.
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, p.309, item 32; see Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, LXI, 32; XCII, 19, for similar items.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising a braided shank developing to flat-section plaque finials. 99 grams, 20.5 cm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Each a slightly domed disc with repoussé border, central void with hinged repoussé panel. 313 grams total, 13.5-14 cm
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Comprising a D-shaped gold cap with arched recesses to each flat face, integral loop above, inset crystal bead with reserved pellet eyes. 0.59 grams, 14 mm
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This amulet was believed to offer protection against 'Elfshot'. The attack of elves was believed responsible for mysterious suffering in men and livestock: sudden shooting pains localised to a particular area of the body, such as in rheumatism, arthritis or muscle stitches or cramps. Elves were thought to shoot darts or arrows where such pains had no obvious external cause. Belief in elfshot persisted into the 20th century in rural areas, and as proof country folk would sometimes find small arrowheads (the remains of Neolithic or Mesolithic flints, or naturally-occurring spear-shaped stones) that were believed to be the magical weapons that caused the afflictions. Belief in elfshot began in the Pagan Germanic period.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This amulet was believed to offer protection against 'Elfshot'. The attack of elves was believed responsible for mysterious suffering in men and livestock: sudden shooting pains localised to a particular area of the body, such as in rheumatism, arthritis or muscle stitches or cramps. Elves were thought to shoot darts or arrows where such pains had no obvious external cause. Belief in elfshot persisted into the 20th century in rural areas, and as proof country folk would sometimes find small arrowheads (the remains of Neolithic or Mesolithic flints, or naturally-occurring spear-shaped stones) that were believed to be the magical weapons that caused the afflictions. Belief in elfshot began in the Pagan Germanic period.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a rectangular plate with repoussé silver guilloche panel to the centre and two mounting studs to the reverse; short ferrous pin with mineralised textile to the both faces; flat loop with applied silver panel; Marzinzik's Type II.15a; old collector's legend to reverse 'Nr. Melton Mowbray, Leics'. 21.55 grams, 72 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in 2010.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Cf. Marzinzik, S., Early Anglo-Saxon Belt Buckles (Late 5th to 8th centuries AD.), BAR British Series 357, Oxford, 2003, pl.86(3).
Acquired on the UK art market in 2010.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Cf. Marzinzik, S., Early Anglo-Saxon Belt Buckles (Late 5th to 8th centuries AD.), BAR British Series 357, Oxford, 2003, pl.86(3).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising a shank of thick twisted rods, squared butted finials. 42 grams, 70 mm
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1980s.
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1980s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Cruciform with series of annular glass and other beads to each arm, central boss, suspension loop with oblate bead dangle. 5.7 grams, 64 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
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