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LOT 1737
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Cruciform Brooch Terminal with Face Mask
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (7.8 grams, 33 mm).
Formed as a T-shaped finial from a florid cruciform brooch, with facing mask and pellet eyes, lateral bird-head lappets, pelta-shaped panel below; attachment lug to reverse and old collector's inked number '84.144'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound UK.
From an important old Mayfair collection.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Cf. West, S., A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998, pl.152 (6), for type.
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LOT 1737
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Cruciform Brooch Terminal with Face Mask
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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6th century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Rectangular in plan with raised border and central panel with slot; chip-carved Style I Tiermensch design; four studs and textile remains to reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. 20.7 grams, 30 mm (55 grams total, 93 mm high including stand)
From the private collection of the late David Miller, a distinguished Hertfordshire collector and numismatist, active during the 1990s. with ArtAncient Ltd, 2013. Private collection, London. -
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 Pin Set Pin Head
6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Flat-section disc with central hole, two bands of incised ring-and-dot motifs; chipped at junction with pin. 8.64 grams, 48 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
