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LOT 1756
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount Group
11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (43.3 grams total, 49-53 mm).
Comprising: a tongue-shaped mount of Williams's Class A Type II with pierced trefoil final, high-relief wolf in profile with head raised, two rivet-holes to the base and narrow ledge to the reverse; a triangular mount of Williams' Class A Type 14 with three radiating arms at the apex and rivet-hole between, low-relief chevron to the plaque, angled ledge to the lower edge with median rivet-hole. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, items 225, 352.
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LOT 1756
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount Group
11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising: a tongue-shaped mount of Williams's Class A Type II with pierced trefoil final, high-relief wolf in profile with head raised, two rivet-holes to the base and narrow ledge to the reverse; a triangular mount of Williams' Class A Type 14 with three radiating arms at the apex and rivet-hole between, low-relief chevron to the plaque, angled ledge to the lower edge with median rivet-hole. 43.3 grams total, 49-53 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Viking Age Gold Twisted Bangle
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,700
Formed as two round-section rods twisted around each other and curved into a bracelet, the narrow ends coiled about the shank. 59.83 grams, 67 mm
Acquired in London, 1985. Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12436-226869. -
Viking Age Silver-Gilt Beast Pendant
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Discoid with integral loop, stylised bird on a hatched field. 3.72 grams, 24 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.