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LOT 1818
Anglo-Scandinavian Gilt Bronze Rectangular Jewelled Brooch
11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (21 grams, 38.8 mm).
Rectangular in plan with incurved edges; the border a series of graduated lobes, the larger ones each with a cell to accept a gemstone, with some still present; central panel with a D-shaped cell to each inner edge to accept enamel; lugs and catch to reverse.
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, UK.
LiteratureCf. similar Brooch in Hammond, B., British Artefacts, Volume 3, Late Saxon, Late Viking and Norman, Witham, 2013, p.35, fig.1.1.2-a.
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LOT 1818
Anglo-Scandinavian Gilt Bronze Rectangular Jewelled Brooch
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£80 (EUR 93; USD 108) +BP*
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