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LOT 1715
Anglo-Saxon Bronze 'Published' Clothes Fastener Collection
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 in. (9.42 grams total, 12-25 mm).
Discoid and triangular hooked tags with attachment points; many of these are published in the Detector Finds book series and Buttons & Fasteners 500 BC-AD 1840. [13, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
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LOT 1715
Anglo-Saxon Bronze 'Published' Clothes Fastener Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Saxon Monumental Cross Shaft Fragment
8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Dressed block with carved ornament to two faces: Side A: within a lateral frame, high-relief ring-chain section in three-strand format; Side B: three-strand arch intersecting with a four-strand segment and adjacent raised panel, possibly a section of a wing; repaired. 4.8 kg, 18.5 cm
Private collection, England. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Equal-Arm Brooch
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Of ansate type with lobe finials; surface covered with ring-and-dot motifs. 11.3 grams, 57 mm
Found UK. From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Hook Fastener
Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
D-shaped tag with hook to the apex and pierced lugs above ring-and-dot motif surrounded by pellets. 3.2 grams, 28 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.