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Scandinavian Pre-Viking Silver Wrist Clasp Pair
5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Spiral-coiled wrist-clasps of Hines's Class A with one broad rounded loop to the centre and one returned hooked loop. 11.5 grams total, 36-38 mm
Ex property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1970s.
The spiral-coil type of wrist clasp is the earliest form of an artefact type which became a very popular costume element in especially Norway and the English East Midlands in the early Anglo-Saxon Period. Grave-finds indicate that they were used to secure the cuffs of robes worn by high-status women. -
Viking Age Silver Ring
Circa 900-1100 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising a D-section hoop and a lozenge-shaped bezel with four raised bosses and a central cross motif within a hatched border. 2.29 grams, 23.05 mm overall, 20.63 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)
Ex property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman. -
Saxon Decorated Bronze Tweezers
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With gently curving blades and a narrow returned shank with hatched edges and punched pellets at the centre. 5.13 grams, 53.7 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Viking Age Silver-Alloy Twisted Bar Bracelet
Circa 9th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Penannular twisted body and tapering finials, hollow-form. 16.5 grams, 64 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Viking Age Silver Duck Foot Pendant
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Silver ovoid pendant with incised duck-foot detailing, mounted on a wire suspension ring. 1.63 grams, 31 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Late Anglo-Saxon Enamelled Gilt Bronze Cloisonne Brooch
Circa 11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
With seven radiating knops to the rim (one absent); pin-lug and clasp to the reverse; each lug with inset blue enamel; main body divided into a central starburst with seven D-shaped cells, all filled with blue enamel, white enamel spot to the central field. 4.53 grams, 24 mm
Found UK. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Scottish private collector. -
Saxon Gilt Bronze Chip-Carved Belt Mount
6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Square in plan with a broad rim and a central field, Style I beast in a frame; attachment lug to reverse. 2.07 grams, 17mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Bronze Personal Seal with Heraldic Shield
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Discoid in plan with remains of handle to reverse; incuse heater shield with a lion couchant in chief and bends below; legend to border '+ S· NICOLAI[ELIS..]'. 8.81 grams, 22.1 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge of Christ with Raised Hands
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Low-relief image of nimbate Christ with hands raised and palms facing, emerging above a nebuly scroll; associated with the cult of Richard Caister of Norwich; pin to reverse. 5.35 grams, 31 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society. -
Medieval Pewter 'Our Lady of Willesden' Pilgrim's Badge
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Fragment with beaded rim and low-relief crowned mother and child motif. 1.63 grams, 23 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society. -
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Openwork hexafoil with granulated lobes between the petals, recessed dome to centre, with pin. 2.14 grams, 24 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society. -
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Roundel
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
With stepped rim and slightly domed tondo; low-relief robed female figure on a plinth with shield resting against one leg, bird beside her. 37.1 grams, 46 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.