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LOT 1203
Anglo-Saxon Enamelled Interlace Bone-Shaped Mount
7TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (18.3 grams, 67 mm).
A copper-alloy mount decorated with a yellow enamelled interlace knot against a reddish enamelled field; perforated for attachment, remains of mounting lugs to reverse; Hiberno-Saxon workmanship. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound UK.
Acquired in the 1990s.
From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK.
Cf. Youngs, S. (ed.), The Work of Angels. Masterpieces of Celtic Metalwork, 6th-9th centuries AD, London, 1989, item 131, 132, for type.
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Saxon Garnet-Inlaid 'Face' Buckle Element
6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £432
A portion of a gold buckle or fitting with garnet cloisonné 'face' to the obverse, bands of granulation above and below; comprising a triangular panel with two garnet disc 'eyes' above a greenish (perhaps serpentine) filling to the upper cell, and a row of four garnets below; the effect represents either a face, or the other way up, two serpents settled with their addorsed heads resting on the baseline; two mounting loops to the reverse. 2.84 grams, 23 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
The design replicates in cloisonné technique the dense artwork found for example on saucer brooches and sword pommels where serpents and quadrupeds are crowded into small spaces in the design. See for example Hammond (2009), item 1.1.6.6-h, a pair of saucer brooches with panels of animals and birds. -
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Chip-Carved Bird's Wing-Whorl Mount
Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
A gilt copper-alloy circular mount decorated with a chip-carved whorl composed of four stylised bird's wings radiating from a central knop; four mounting lugs to the reverse. 6.28 grams, 26 mm
Found UK. Acquired in the 1990s. From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK. -
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Chip-Carved Beast Mount
Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
A gilt copper-alloy rectangular Style 1 mount displaying a sinuous chip-carved couchant beast in high-relief with good remains of gilding, thick external rim; one remaining rivet and one mounting lug to reverse. 6.72 grams, 45 mm
Found UK. Acquired in the 1990s. From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK.
