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LOT 1816
Dark Age Silver Brooch and Buckle Group
NORTHERN EUROPE, 6TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 1/2 in. (16.9 grams total, 18-39 mm).
Comprising: an oval buckle with tongue, and another similar without tongue; three bow brooches, one with a pin. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a European collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1816
Dark Age Silver Brooch and Buckle Group
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant with Dark Age Inscription to Reverse
Circa 8th-10th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Of Byzantine type, obverse with low-relief Corpus Christi; reverse with enigmatic legend '[?] NIXIXIN'. 31.77 grams, 72 mm
Ex R Ungar, Parthenon Gallery, London, UK, 2006. From an important North London, UK, private collection.
The reverse may bear a blundered attempt at the 'INRI' legend, which appears in Byzantine and late Roman art, for Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum 'Jesus King of the Jews'. -
Frankish Silver-Gilt Radiate-Headed Bow Brooch
Circa 6th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £200
Comprising a D-shaped headplate with notched border and reserved lattice ornament; three collared knops to the outer edge; shallow segmented bow; lozengiform footplate with notched border, reserved lattice ornament and collared knop finial; spring, pin and catchplate to the reverse. 23.8 grams, 76 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Visigothic Bronze Radiate-Headed Brooch
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £15
Comprising a hemispherical head with five projecting globules, a gently arching keeled bow and the footplate with two lateral knops and a triangular terminal; pin-lugs and part of the catchplate on the reverse. 9.34 grams, 56 mm
From a European collection, 1990s. Accompanied by a previous dealer's sales ticket.
