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LOT 2091
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Long Brooch
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (29.3 grams, 95 mm).
Featuring a rectangular headplate and a deep bow with lateral extensions, a tongue-shaped footplate with two raised bosses; a marriage. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1960s.
From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s.
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LOT 2091
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Long Brooch
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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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 Cruciform Brooch
Circa 6th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a headplate formed as a rectangular median plate with lateral wings; raised central square panel with incised vegetal motive; to the middle of each edge a Style I human mask in plan, formed as a T-shaped brow-and-nasal with two pellet eyes; the bow deep with facetting at each end; the footplate triangular with transverse collar above a finial Style I human mask with complex beard below; pin-lugs and scar for catchplate to reverse; a marriage. 42 grams, 11.6 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1960s. From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Chip-Carved Mount
5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular in plan with raised rim, raised 'basketwork' design surrounding a central rectangular cell; remains of ferrous stud to reverse. 6.63 grams, 22 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The design is based on Salin's Style I where overlapping and intersecting parallel lines form the body of an animal.
