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LOT 2143
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Gilt Bronze Borre Style Lozenge Brooch
9TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (6.55 grams, 30 mm).
With a raised central rosette and four arms terminating in Borre-style animal heads, catchplate and pin bar to the obverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 2143
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Gilt Bronze Borre Style Lozenge Brooch
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £75
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Opening Bid: £60
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