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LOT 1628
Anglo-Saxon 'East Anglia' Bronze Decorated Buckle and Plate
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (9.4 grams, 49 mm).
Triangular plate with three domed rivets, hinged loop and tongue; hatched ornament. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in East Anglia, UK.
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LOT 1628
Anglo-Saxon 'East Anglia' Bronze Decorated Buckle and Plate
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Anglo-Saxon Bronze Strap End Group
Circa 9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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. 7.19 grams total, 33-40 mm
Found Gloucestershire, UK. -
Saxon Gold Jewel Backing Disc
6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Thin foil panel, possibly used as the backing to mount a jewel. 1.16 grams, 20 mm
From an old English collection. Acquired from Spink, York, circa 1986. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
The foil is unlikely to have been used as a backing for a garnet cloison or cabochon since it is almost flat, but it may have been intended for treatment with the waffle-pattern texture normally used to mount such jewels. -
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.
