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LOT 1773
Anglo-Saxon and Viking Bronze Artefact Group
6TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 2 in. (47 grams total, 20-51 mm).
Including small-long brooch, glass annular bead, bridle fitting and other items. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
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Late Saxon Enamelled Gilt Bronze Brooch
Circa 11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
With circular frame enclosing a cloisonné enamel cinquefoil design in shades of blue and red, radiating lobes to the rim, each with an enamel fill. 6.29 grams, 29 mm
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s. From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M. -
Saxon Bronze Buckle and Plate with Iron Pin
Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a rectangular plate with repoussé silver guilloche panel to the centre and two mounting studs to the reverse; short ferrous pin with mineralised textile to the both faces; flat loop with applied silver panel; Marzinzik's Type II.15a; old collector's legend to reverse 'Nr. Melton Mowbray, Leics'. 21.55 grams, 72 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in 2010. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. -
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Great Square-Headed Brooch with Garnet
6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Comprising: trapezoidal headplate with beast-head spurs to the upper angles and concentric panels of Style I ornament with flanking billets; shallow bow with central cell and garnet cloison insert; short footplate with lateral lappets featuring profile masks and central lozenge; facing mask above a trapezoidal bar finial; pin-lugs and catch to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. 74 grams, 11 cm (126 grams total, 13 cm high including stand)
with ArtAncient Ltd. Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12440-226863.
The meaning of the 'facing mask' motif on the footplate is probably related to the profile masks frequently used in Style I art, where the 'pellet' eye is enclosed by an arched frame: the 'facing mask' repeats this motif to produce a pair of eyes in a doubled 'bow'. An element of visual 'riddling' is no doubt present: the design is neither one thing nor the other, but includes elements of both. Distribution of great square-headed brooches was initially concentrated along the valleys of the Rivers Trent, Thames and Severn, though it was later confined to the East Midlands and East Anglia (Hines, 1997, figs. 101, 102).
