Loading, please wait...
Details
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.
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Literature
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1692.
CONDITIONVETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 1579
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Borre Knot Disc Brooch
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
RELATED LOTS
-
Viking Period Twister Silver Brooch with Pendant
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising a twisted penannular body with scrolled finials and a free-running tapering pin. 3.03 grams, 35 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Viking Age Bronze Pendant with Duck-Foot Pendants
8th-10th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £120
A rectangular bronze pendant formed as a pair of addorsed horse-heads in profile and openwork panel; bar with seven articulated chains each terminating in a pendant formed as the foot of a wading bird, Finno-Ugric type. 146 grams, 15 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. -
Viking Age Scandinavian Silver Pendant with Mask
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
With integral loop, border enclosing a low-relief image of a male facing mask between two birds embraced at the necks; Kipplingeberg type. 3.38 grams, 21 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.
