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LOT 1579
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Borre Knot Disc Brooch
11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (6.56 grams, 28 mm).
Disc brooch with low-relief Borre style looped tendrils motif, lug and catch to the reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1692.
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LOT 1579
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Borre Knot Disc Brooch
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Borre Knot Disc Brooch
11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Disc brooch with low-relief Borre style looped tendrils motif, lug and catch to the reverse. 6.56 grams, 28 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Viking Age Silver 'Hack Money' Bar Ingot Group
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Rectangular in section, irregular; one with punched triangular stamps. 38.9 grams total, 17-55 mm
Ex Spink and Sons, London, UK. Ex Nigel Mills, London, UK, 2014. -
Viking Age Iron Broad Axehead
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
With broad curved blade and pointed chin, broad neck, deep socket with square reverse. 222 grams, 13 cm
From the collection of a Californian, USA, gentleman, dating back to the late 1960s.
