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LOT 1272
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Button Brooch with Face
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.31 grams, 19 mm).
With raised border and chip-carved warrior mask motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx David Winter collection, Kent, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market in 2012.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
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Anglo-Saxon Artefact Collection
6th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A mixed group of artefacts comprising: two annular brooch frames with worn remains of geometric motif and remains of pin; a zoomorphic strap end with beast head finial and geometric interlace motifs to the body, remains of enamel inlay, two piercings for attachment. 23.8 grams, 40-44 mm
Fair condition.
Found Yorkshire, UK. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Artefact Collection
6th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising pins, strap ends, mounts, tweezers, brooches and others; mostly fragmentary. 117 grams total, 13-59 mm
Found Thwing, Yorkshire Wolds, UK. Acquired from the finder in 2009. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. -
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Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Mount with Wolf-Men
6th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £556
The majority of a mount bearing dense and enigmatic imagery recalling half-remembered legends which were already ancient when it was made; the obverse packed with a tangled mass of bands of detailed ornament which resolves itself into human (or divine?) figures, each gripping the ankles of the other, their bodies inverted and contorted in the classic Style I chip-carved fashion; the centre with a round cell, into which a flat-cut glass cloison is set, polished to reflect the light and to shimmer with blood-red brilliance. 9.08 grams, 32 mm
Fine condition. Unique.
Found Wiltshire, UK. Wiltshire gentleman, 2011. TimeLine Originals, 2000s. Property of an East Anglia gentleman. Accompanied by a report by Anglo-Saxon and Viking specialist S. Pollington. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.10381-168115.
Anglo-Saxon and Viking specialist Stephen Pollington writes: '...the scene presented may illustrate a legend or myth of which no record survives. That said, the execution of the piece is consistent with high-status Anglo-Saxon metalwork of the 6th century, and the quality of the gilding is remarkably high. The iconography is at present unique but entirely within the Anglo-Saxon tradition.'
