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Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Comprising: two elliptical bronze tortoise brooches, each domed with low-relief ornament of an interlaced panel, wide flange with bead detailing; catch, pin-hinge and pendant attachment bar to the reverse; three swags of graduated beads (restrung) - long tubular corrugated beads in pearlescent white flanking individual black seed beads, with spacer bar and wire coils to each end. 149 grams total, 7.7-20 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pls.58ff., and in particular 62-63, 67, for similar brooches; see also Graham-Campbell, J. & Kidd, D., The Vikings, London, 1980, figs.52-53, for similar brooches from Norway.
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pls.58ff., and in particular 62-63, 67, for similar brooches; see also Graham-Campbell, J. & Kidd, D., The Vikings, London, 1980, figs.52-53, for similar brooches from Norway.
Comprising two lozengiform feet joined by an arched bow with median plate; feet and bow decorated with raised saltire and pellets in the spandrel; pierced pin-lug and catch to reverse. 12.8 grams, 48 mm
Found Little Blakenham, Suffolk, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SF-4BC3AB.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Found Little Blakenham, Suffolk, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SF-4BC3AB.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Comprising a large bear's tooth pierced with bronze coiled loop, remains of double-link chain and rusted iron ring. 36.3 grams, 95 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising a flat discoid head and narrow round-section shank; the head with low-relief cruciform design, zoomorphic scroll in each spandrel and central piercing to accept a stud. 4.38 grams, 37 mm
Found Weston Colville, Cambridgeshire, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Webster, L. & Backhouse, J., The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991, item 184.
Found Weston Colville, Cambridgeshire, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Webster, L. & Backhouse, J., The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991, item 184.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Anchor-shaped hanger with low-relief bearded male face to the centre, smaller face to the top, beast head finial at each arm and loop; foliage decoration to two arms. 10.5 grams, 46 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Rectangular-section body with separate plate with two pins soldered to the underside, beast-head terminal with triangular ears placed along the flat sides, ridged brow, and trumpet-shaped muzzle. 6.81 grams, 55 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s-1990s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Thomas, G., Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking-Age Strap Ends 750-1100 - Part 1, Finds Research Group Datasheet 32, 2003.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s-1990s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Thomas, G., Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking-Age Strap Ends 750-1100 - Part 1, Finds Research Group Datasheet 32, 2003.
Rectangular in plan with raised rim and rivet to each corner; central cell with beaded border and inset garnet cloison, high-relief flanking zoomorphs in Salin's Style I. 9.06 grams, 32 mm
Found Weston Colville, Cambridgeshire, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Webster, L., Anglo-Saxon Art, London, 2012, item 35, for almost identical form, from Howletts, Kent.
Found Weston Colville, Cambridgeshire, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Webster, L., Anglo-Saxon Art, London, 2012, item 35, for almost identical form, from Howletts, Kent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Flat-section penannular body with flared terminals, upper face with incised dot and line motifs. 11.5 grams, 54 mm
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Bifacial S-shaped with two terminals formed as dragon heads. 13 grams, 54 mmFine condition.
Acquired 1970s.
Ex private North American collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Acquired 1970s.
Ex private North American collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With triangular lobe finial, Williams Class A, Type 6 with vertical frond design in high-relief, two spurs to lower edge, shallow ledge to rear; pierced in three places. 21.08 grams, 44 mm
Found East Anglia, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, item 180, for type.
Found East Anglia, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, item 180, for type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Williams's Class A Type 1 with pentagonal profile and incised ornamentation depicting two crude enmeshed tendrils in Anglo-Scandinavian style; two rivet holes. 25.6 grams, 47 mm
Found Suffolk, UK, circa 2000.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts - A Classification and Catalogue, CBA Research Report 111, Oxford, 1997, p.26ff.
Found Suffolk, UK, circa 2000.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts - A Classification and Catalogue, CBA Research Report 111, Oxford, 1997, p.26ff.
Single-edge knife blade with curved forward edge to the point, short tang, straight cutting edge. 23 grams, 13.1 cm
Acquired in the early 2000s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
This kind of knife was called handseax in Old English, a small domestic knife also useful for cooking and general craftwork.
Acquired in the early 2000s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
This kind of knife was called handseax in Old English, a small domestic knife also useful for cooking and general craftwork.
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