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Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Including beehive and other types. 34 grams total, 11-21 mm
Acquired since the 1970s.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Acquired since the 1970s.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Scaphoid in plan with loop to reverse, central motif of two clasped hands (mane-in-fede), enigmatic legend to the border '*INSVINSOLDEMMAL[..]'. 9.16 grams, 30 mm
Acquired from a Norfolk, UK, collector.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Acquired from a Norfolk, UK, collector.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising a hatched heart with diagonal pelletted band surmounted by an openwork crown, integral pin to reverse. 5 grams, 30 mm
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.
Straight-backed single-edged blade in a Regency-pattern ribbed handle with collar and knop finial; traces of maker's mark to the blade. 84 grams, 19.5 cm
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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Including fire steels of various types with ornamental shaping. 165 grams total, 55-88 mm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. for similar Viking Iron fire starter Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.144 (no.3a-3b-6).
Fire steels were used to generate a spark from a 'strike-a-light' (a piece of flint or pyrite). The spark was directed into a tinder box containing a dry, flammable material such as charred linen until a flame was kindled.
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. for similar Viking Iron fire starter Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.144 (no.3a-3b-6).
Fire steels were used to generate a spark from a 'strike-a-light' (a piece of flint or pyrite). The spark was directed into a tinder box containing a dry, flammable material such as charred linen until a flame was kindled.
Including a lead spindle whorl, purse-bar, casket key, vesica seal and other items. 180 grams total, 17-16.5 cm
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
With flat-section hoop, scaphoid bezel with hatched border, spiral scrolls and four granule turrets. 3.66 grams, 21.69 mm overall, 19.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 626, for type.
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 626, for type.
Carved in high relief with grotesque facial detailing. 1.3 kg total, 14 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Obverse with hatched cross and rings in the spandrels, reverse with crouching ape eating a fruit – as found on contemporary seal-matrices. 0.64 grams, 16 mm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984.
Property of an Essex collector.
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984.
Property of an Essex collector.
Comprising concave base, shallow shoulder, and a thick chamfered rim. 590 grams, 12 cm
Acquired in 1950s-1960s.
From the collection of an East London gentleman; by inheritance.
Acquired in 1950s-1960s.
From the collection of an East London gentleman; by inheritance.
Tongue-shaped in plan with two hinge knuckles to the upper edge, incised geometric patterns to obverse. 4.2 grams, 23 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Square in plan with attachment arms to forward edge; high-relief design of a warrior with sword and shield in low cellwork to accept enamel. 8.33 grams, 32 mm
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.
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