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LOT 1805
Gothic Bronze Radiate-Headed Brooch
LATE 5TH-EARLY 6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (3.94 grams, 38 mm).
Comprising: D-shaped headplate and five radiating lobes, flat ribbed bow, lozengiform footplate with piriform finial, pin-lug and catch to the reverse.
ProvenanceFrom a Wiltshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1805
Gothic Bronze Radiate-Headed Brooch
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£60 (EUR 70; USD 81) +BP*
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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Migration Period Bronze Ring with Insect
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
With arcading to the shoulders, discoid bezel with incised winged insect motif. 5.13 grams, 19.55 mm overall, 17.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Germanic Silver Radiate-Headed Bow Brooch
6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Comprising a D-shaped headplate with scrolled tendril fill and seven radiating knops; flattened bow above triangular foot plate with similar tendril motifs, profile bird-heads to each edge, lobe finial with facing mask; ferrous pin to reverse. 67 grams, 10 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
