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LOT 0322
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]
ProvenanceFound 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.
Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 2.33.
FootnotesA stunning and rare matched pair with heavy gold chip-carved mercury gilding.
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LOT 0322
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Saucer Brooch Pair
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500€2,900 - 4,060 (for guidance only)$3,380 - 4,730 (for guidance only)
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Saxon Gilt Cruciform Pyramid Mount
7th-9th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Displaying incised scroll decoration to the arms and pyramidal faces; four attachment lugs to the reverse. 7.1 grams, 21 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2016. Ex property of an American collector. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Artefact Group
6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising strap ends decorated with zoomorphic and geometric designs; sleeve clasps displaying decorative grooves and ribbing together with some remains of enamelled ornament; remains of a bow brooch with beast head footplate. 24.2 grams total, 34-51 mm
Cambridgeshire collection, 1990s. -
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Horse Harness Mount
6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Composed of a pelta-shaped body with broad border, central panel of dense Style II ornament, three studs to the reverse. 6.4 grams, 35 mm
Ex property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1970s.
The pelta-shaped body could be a part of a circular decorative phalera usually attached to the breast of the horse, or to the muzzle of the horse's head, or decoration of the harness mount of antilina or strap-junction of the postilina (Fern, 2005, fig.5.18). It was usually positioned at the bottom of the phalera.
