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LOT 2095
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Disc Brooch with Beast Facing Back
CIRCA 11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (8 grams, 28 mm).
Disc brooch with low-relief regardant beast within a ribbed border, catchplate and pin-lugs to the reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 2095
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Disc Brooch with Beast Facing Back
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Disc Brooch with Beast Facing Back
Circa 11th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Disc brooch with low-relief regardant beast within a pelleted border, catchplate and pin-lugs to the reverse. 9.11 grams, 29.6 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Silver Twisted Ring
Circa 1000-1200 A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Formed of three twisted, sub-rectangular wires with a rectangular-section back. 1.68 grams, 23.42 mm overall, 19.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Folkestone and Hythe, Kent, UK, on 14th February 2022; declared as Treasure under the Treasure Act with reference number 2022T536, disclaimed by the Crown and returned to the finder. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-3B492E. -
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Gilt Bronze Borre Style Trefoil Panelled Domed Disc Brooch with Three Bear's Heads
Circa 11th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £180
Discoid with inward-facing Borre-style animal heads arranged in three sections separated by a central trefoil; remains of a catchplate to the reverse. 8.07 grams, 26.1 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
