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LOT 1787
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Strap End Collection
8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 2 1/4 in. (40.8 grams total, 32-56 mm).
Including beast-head, Trewhiddle and other types. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
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Anglo-Saxon Bronze Chip-Carved 'Salin's Style 1' Mount
6th century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Rectangular in plan with raised border and central panel with slot; chip-carved Style I Tiermensch design; four studs and textile remains to reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. 20.7 grams, 30 mm (55 grams total, 93 mm high including stand)
From the private collection of the late David Miller, a distinguished Hertfordshire collector and numismatist, active during the 1990s. with ArtAncient Ltd, 2013. Private collection, London. -
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Irish Early Christian Gilt-Bronze Drinking Horn Terminal
6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Slender in form and gently curved, formed as the head and neck of a crane with narrow beak and inset glass eyes; baluster to the rear and multilinear curved bands. 11 grams, 43 mm
Found near Thetford, Norfolk, UK, circa 2018. Property of a private collector, West London, UK.
