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LOT 1810
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Florid Brooch Terminal with Moustached Face
CIRCA 500-550 A.D.
7/8 in. (4.34 grams, 21 mm).
Finial from the headplate of a cruciform brooch with plano-convex mask and crescent below; attachment lug to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, UK.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. West, S., A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998, (Group IV), fig.152(5).
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LOT 1810
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Florid Brooch Terminal with Moustached Face
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Large Anglo-Saxon Cruciform Brooch Section
Circa 6th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising the rectangular headplate from a cruciform brooch (Group IV(dii)) with raised central panel bearing horseshoe stamps on the lateral edges, trapezoidal wings and three integrally-cast waisted lugs each with a D-shaped panel to the outer edge; deep bow of curved section with central square-section knop and spandrels at each end; portion of footplate with lateral lappets each formed as a Style I profile bird-head; portion of catch to reverse and ferrous mass marking the remains of the iron pin. 54.3 grams, 81 mm
From the private collection of the late collection of Mr M., Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK, formed from the late 1980s to early 1990s. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Openwork Brooch with Garnets
Circa late 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
With eight spokes each set with a garnet cloison, radiating from a central roundel formed as an inset cell set with a garnet; catchplate and pin-lug on the reverse. 7.94 grams, 32 mm
Found near Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector.
The 'spokes' and outer ring are formed in such a way as to suggest an array of birds' heads and beaks in a connected line, the cells with inset stones representing the eyes. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Brooch Foot with Mask
Circa late 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 5 | Current Bid: £25
High-status finial formed as a facing mask with raised pellet eyes and arching eyebrows, triangular nose and horizontal pouting mouth; two opposing bird heads with hooked beaks flanking the brow; section of carinated footplate above. 11.9 grams, 34 mm
Found near North Kelsey, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector.
This is the finial from the footplate of a cruciform brooch of 'florid' type, the last phase of development of this brooch type.
