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LOT 1418
Germanic Silver Pendant and Mixed Bead Necklace
7TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
14 1/8 in. (54 grams, 36 cm long).
Composed of restrung blue and amber glass oblate-shaped beads, interspersed with collared silver biconical beads; the necklace featuring four pendants: two Roman silver denarii with applied suspension loops; two polished rock crystal pendants set in a decorative silver frame; a floral pendant with central red glass cabochon, irregular cells to the outer edge for glass inserts of which two are still in situ. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired before 1960.
From the family collection of a UK gentleman, by descent in the early 1970s.
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Germanic Silver Pendant and Mixed Bead Necklace
7th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £117
Composed of restrung blue and amber glass oblate-shaped beads, interspersed with collared silver biconical beads; the necklace featuring four pendants: two Roman silver denarii with applied suspension loops; two polished rock crystal pendants set in a decorative silver frame; a floral pendant with central red glass cabochon, irregular cells to the outer edge for glass inserts of which two are still in situ. 54 grams, 36 cm long
Acquired before 1960. From the family collection of a UK gentleman, by descent in the early 1970s. -
Migration Period Gold Filigree Bracteate Pendant
6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £211
The body decorated with an X-motif formed of gold granules within a filigree roundel, additional rings and crescents of small granules at the centre, applied suspension loop. 1.19 grams, 19 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman. -
Merovingian Gold Ring with Cabochon Garnet
5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
The hoop sub-circular in cross-section with collars and crescents at the shoulders, oval bezel set with a polished cabochon cut garnet. 2.79 grams, 21.85 mm overall, 16.88 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)
From an old London collection, formed in the late 1990s.
