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LOT 0322

Estimate
GBP (£) 2,500 - 3,500
EUR (€) 2,890 - 4,050
USD ($) 3,350 - 4,690

ANGLO-SAXON GILT BRONZE SAUCER BROOCH PAIR
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (50 grams total, 41-42 mm).

Each with an upturned rim and concentric bands of pellets and segmented circles; pin-lug and catch to the reverse. [2]

PROVENANCE:
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 no.203367.

LITERATURE:
Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 2.33.

FOOTNOTES:
A stunning and rare matched pair with heavy gold chip-carved mercury gilding.

CONDITION
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