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LOT 0314
Heavy Viking Twisted Silver Bracelet
CIRCA 10TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (128 grams, 76 mm).
Penannular in form with tapering ends, ropework wire applied between the rounded rods. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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Heavy Viking Twisted Silver Bracelet
Circa 10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Penannular in form with tapering ends, ropework wire applied between the rounded rods. 128 grams, 76 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
