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LOT 1717
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Necklace Pendant with Trefoil Design
6TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.17 grams, 21 mm).
Discoid plaque with intricate maze design, pierced in two places for suspension or attachment. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Gloucestershire, UK.
LiteratureCf. Hines, J., A New Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Great Square-Headed Brooches, London, 1997, pl.13(b) (Chessel Down).
FootnotesProbably the finial from a great square-headed brooch which has become detached; subsequently pierced either for re-attachment or possibly for use as a pendant.
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LOT 1717
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Necklace Pendant with Trefoil Design
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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Anglo-Saxon Tinned Bronze Gusset Plate
6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Gently curved plaque with median waist, five punched concentric roundels with punched triangles to the borders. 4.46 grams, 32 mm
Found Gloucestershire, UK.
The plate is not of the standard triangular form and appears to be broken at one end; the stamped ornament has parallels in 5th-6th century brooches and mounts. -
Saxon Silver-Gilt Mount
Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Discoid mount fragment with punched triangles to the rim, gilded Style I motif to the tondo, short stud to the reverse. 1.2 grams, 17 mm
From continental Europe. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s-1990s. Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Great Square-Headed Brooch
Late 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
Comprising a rectangular headplate with outer concentric bands of punched points, inner of Style I animals, raised border, and inner panel of scrolls; bow with three raised vertical ribs; footplate with lateral lappets featuring profile horse-heads; median bar with punched points, lozenge panels with scrolled border and rounded lateral and finial lugs; pin-lugs and catch to the reverse. 83 grams, 13.5 cm
Found Seaham, Co Durham, UK. Property of a Durham private collector. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12982-245110.
