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Of Williams’s Class B Type 3, formed as an openwork tongue-shaped body with a stylised animal head, attachment bar to the reverse. 20.4 grams, 35.4 mm



Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.

Domed plate brooch formed as a bird in plan with roundels for eyes, beaded collar, folded wings with linear detailing, ribbed tail; pin-lugs and chord to the underside, remains of catch; ornament in Style II/C, stylistically classified as Mogens Ørsnes’s Type D. 46.6 grams, 77 mm



Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13461-261727.

Brooches of a similar form have been found at a number of Scandinavian sites, including the temple-site at Uppakra (Sweden). Today, many avian brooches are known from Norway alone,- for example, those found at Gålås and Berg østre, both in Hedmark, or the one from Foss nordre in Akershus. A stylised bird with a similar appearance appears on the helmet found in the boat grave Vendel XIV, at Uppland in eastern central Sweden, forming the nasal guard.

Plano-convex in section, the plate formed as a facing bust with rosettes flanking the waist, segmented bulbs forming the lower body; catch and lug to the reverse. 16.2 grams, 45 mm



Ex West Country collection, 1990s.

Decorated with frond detailing to each of the three radiating arms, bilinear frame and central triangular panel; remains of catch and pin-lug to the reverse. 10.5 grams, 37 mm



Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.

Formed as a stylised horse's head, the mane clearly delineated and represented by parallel incised lines, the broad face with small elliptical ears, ring-and-dot eyes and flattened muzzle; an elliptical socket hole at the base and a large attachment hole to one side; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 94 grams total, 10.9 cm high including stand



Found near York, UK. Private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, acquired late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, UK. Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate, no.S00088164

Domed disc brooch with low-relief Borre style looped tendrils motif, lug and catch to the reverse. 11 grams, 30.5 mm



Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.

Disc pendant with low-relief Borre style looped tendrils motif, remains of attachment bar to the top. 13.9 grams, 39.8 mm



Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.

Comprising a tapering, rectangular-section body with a flat base and an indented triangular mouth; three small piercings on each side of the body; fish body decorated with four reserved panels with low-relief interlacing bands; two circular piercings on each side of the body. 23 grams, 54 mm



Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.

With integral hatched loop, low-relief, regardant Jellinge style beast with beaded border. 9.34 grams, 35 mm



Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.

Discoid type with pelleted roundel to centre, ropework border enclosing scrolled filigree and granulation ornament. 5.11 grams, 35 mm



Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.

Including domed type with ribbed surface and rove to rear, fleur-de-lys type, rectangular type, pyramidal type, pierced disc and other types. 53 grams total, 9-39 mm



Acquired Germany in the early 1980s. From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Discoid with inward-facing Borre-style animal heads arranged in three sections separated by a central trefoil; remains of a catchplate to the reverse. 8.07 grams, 26.1 mm



Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.