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LOT 1749
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Button Brooch Group
6TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 5/8 in. (5.03 grams total, 13-15 mm).
Comprising: Avent's Class L with flange to the rim, inner collar, central helmetted mask with scaphoid mouth, remains of pin lug and catchplate to reverse; Avent's Class L with flange to the rim, inner collar, central mask with central 'eye', remains of pin lug and catchplate to reverse. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound East Anglia, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Avent, R. & Evison, V.I., Anglo-Saxon Button Broochesin Archaeologia, vol.CVII, 1982.
FootnotesBrooches of Class L show a developed design in which the original mask has been transformed into a single 'eye' motif in a frame.
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Comprising a flat discoid head and narrow round-section shank; the head with low-relief cruciform design, zoomorphic scroll in each spandrel and central piercing to accept a stud. 4.38 grams, 37 mm
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Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Saucer Brooch Pair
5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
Matched pair, each with an upturned rim; concentric bands of pellets and segmented circles; pin-lug and catch to the reverse. 50 grams total, 41-42 mm
Found near Evesham, Worcestershire, UK, in 1992. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12778-239464. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Large Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Great Square-Headed Brooch Fragment
6th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £94
Comprising a rectangular headplate with concentric rectangles bearing ropework, hatching and punched detailing; bow with three vertical ribs, punched detail in the recesses; pin-lug to reverse. 55.2 grams, 63 mm
Formerly from a collection of a Kent, UK, collector established from the 1990s. Property of a private collector, West London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
