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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Horse Stirrup Apex Mount
10th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Substantial and slightly curved mount with apex loop partly absent; low-relief mask formed with lentoid eyes and broad moustache, narrow chin; ledge to rear pierced to accept rivets still in situ; Williams's Class A Type 9. 16.3 grams, 31 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Saxon Silver-Gilt Dress Fastener
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a disc with raised rim enclosing a panel with granulated surface and two piercings; hooked shank with a single granule to the base. 1.02 grams, 18 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Anglo-Saxon Tinned Bronze Equal Arm Brooch
Circa 7th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a short D-section bow connecting two flat triangular-section plates, each with expanding shoulders and ribbed border; remains of pin-lug and catchplate to the reverse. 11.5 grams, 46 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Small-Long Brooch
6th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a square headplate with three (one absent) radiating flanges, each with pointillé detailing to the outer edge; shallow bow with chamfered end; rectangular footplate with panel of transverse ribbing; pin-lug and catch to reverse, remains of ferrous pin. 6.39 grams, 64 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Gothic Silver-Gilt Fragmentary Brooch Pair
Late 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Each comprising a thin D-shaped headplate with spring to the reverse and gilt animal-head finials to the lugs; deep carinated C-section bow, with beaded wire collar to each end and gilt radiating petals; coffin-shaped foot with catchplate to the reverse; partly damaged and incomplete. 210 grams total, 2.1-16 cm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.
The gilt decorations at each end of the bow are an unusual feature. Brooches of this time were found in the East Germanic territory of Kertch in the Crimea (formerly Ukraine). -
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix for Lambert
Circa 12th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With short bulbous shank, loop and broad disc below, central rosette motif and legend to order '+ S’ LANBERT HELOC'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 7.47 grams, 17 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix with Figure of Christ
Circa 16th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Squat in profile with pierced bulb above the discoid base, incuse nimbate bust to underside; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 19.2 grams, 21 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Large Medieval Bronze Signet Ring
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With lentoid-section hoop, integral ellipsoid bezel with incuse ropework border, central ''R' monogram with saltire behind. 9.70 grams, 26.45 mm overall, 20.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V 1/2, USA 10 3/4, Europe 24.4, Japan 23)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Very Large Medieval Bronze Glove Ring with Inscription to Hoop and Bezel
Circa 12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Large flat-section hoop with applied disc bezel; hoop with enigmatic retrograde legend 'ISR++ЬПШб[.]+KPIC[.]+OUne[.]+BPIC+++'; disc with incised lines forming four panels, with legends 'бu', '+', 'nu', 'Я'. 3.61 grams, 29.55 mm overall, 27.53 mm internal diameter
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
Probably a glove-ring. The script appears to be Cyrillic: the sequence ']+KPIC[.]' may spell the word 'Krist-', 'Christ'. The bezel's grapheme 'Я' is probably the pronoun 'I' (1st person singular). -
Medieval Bronze Signet Ring with 'IN DEO VIVAS' Inscription
Circa 14th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
With segmented hoop and integral square bezel, legend in two lines of Roman capitals 'IN DE / VIVAS' (may you live in God). 4.23 grams, 21.91 mm overall, 17.68 x 17.87 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Acquired from Derek Content, 17 October 1989. Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. Accompanied by a handwritten letter from Derek Content, dated 17 October 1989. -
Medieval Bronze Ring with Cross
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The hoop formed as a series of lozenge plaques with vertical median stripes and interstitial rectangular plaques with similar detailing. 4.2 grams, 23.93 mm overall, 21.15 x 20.83 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Medieval Bronze Rosary Ring with 'IHS' Inscription
Circa 15th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Narrow hoop with ten radiating knops, discoid bezel supported on two stub legs; incised border with cross potent above 'IHS' with three arrows below. 5.96 grams, 32.61 mm overall, 22.19 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z 1/2, USA 12 1/2, Europe 29.43, Japan 28)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
