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LOT 0322
Estimate
GBP (£) 2,500 - 3,500
EUR (€) 2,880 - 4,030
USD ($) 3,100 - 4,330
£2,250 (EUR 2,592; USD 2,786) (+bp*)
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ANGLO-SAXON GILT BRONZE SAUCER BROOCH PAIR
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (50 grams total, 41-42 mm).
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (50 grams total, 41-42 mm).
Each with an upturned rim and concentric bands of pellets and segmented circles; pin-lug and catch to the reverse. [2]
PROVENANCE:
Found near Evesham, Worcestershire, UK, in 1992.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.203367.
LITERATURE:
Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 2.33.
FOOTNOTES:
A stunning and rare matched pair with heavy gold chip-carved mercury gilding.
