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LOT 2085
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Long Brooch
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (17.1 grams, 68 mm).
Cruciform headplate and a deep bow with a flaring foot; 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 2085
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Long Brooch
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Saxon Bronze Brooch in the Form of a Cross
Circa 8th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Cruciform type with central boss, cross moline form with pellet to the end of each arm; pin-lug and catch to reverse. 5.85 grams, 24 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Button Brooch with Face of a Warrior
Circa 6th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With raised border and chip-carved warrior mask motif; remains of pin-lug and catch to the reverse. 3.39 grams, 17.09 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Complex Animal Harness Mount
Circa 6th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Rectangular with raised border enclosing a low-relief design of entwined stylised animals; four bosses to the obverse. 7.86 grams, 21.9 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.