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LOT 1609
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Strap End Group
CIRCA 9TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 1 5/8 in. (7.19 grams total, 33-40 mm).
Comprising: one with scooped upper end, low-relief knotwork, beast-head finial; one with pierced lobes at the upper end, leaf-shaped body with openwork foliage motif, beast-head finial. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Gloucestershire, UK.
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Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Mount Group
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: pelta-shaped bridle mount with three-band knotwork ornament to the obverse; lobed finial, possibly from a cruciform mount, with raised border and high-relief Insular Style knotwork. 11.8 grams total, 15-28 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Anglo-Saxon and Norman 'Essex' Bronze Artefact Group
8th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including silver-inlaid strap end, dagger chape, harness junction and other items. 31.9 grams total, 31-46 mm
Found various sites in Essex, UK. Property of an Essex collector. -
Large Saxon Amber Bead Group
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £160
Comprising eight large beads, the larger ones of amorphous form and the smaller ones worked into regular shapes. 106 grams total, 33-44 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
