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LOT 1819
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Openwork Brooch with Garnets
CIRCA LATE 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (7.94 grams, 32 mm).
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. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector.
Cf. Heynowski, R., Bestimmungsbuch Archaeologie: Fibeln, Munich, 2012, type 3.26.16, for type (wirbelfibel).
FootnotesThe '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.
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LOT 1819
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Openwork Brooch with Garnets
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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