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LOT 0305
Hunnish Gilt Strap Attachment with Four Stylised Heads
6TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (35.7 grams, 60 mm).
Cruciform in plan with central disc pierced with a saltire-shaped void and crenellated border; each radiating arm ending in a mask with centre-parted hair and short beard. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, London.
LiteratureSee Treasures of the Dark Ages in Europe, Ariadne Galleries, 1991, no.122, for a comparable object.
FootnotesThe size and shape of this ornamental cross are evocative of metalwork that would have decorated clothing. However, the fact that the cross does not have a loop on the back suggests that it may not necessarily have been worn, while the ring in the centre and the grooves along that ring suggest that a rope of some sort may have been threaded through. One possibility is that this was a harness mount.
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LOT 0305
Hunnish Gilt Strap Attachment with Four Stylised Heads
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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Migration Period Bronze Ring Group with Glass Cabochons
Circa 6th-9th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising two formed as a flat-section hoop with expanding shoulders and bezel holding blue and pink glass cabochons; two with flat-section hoop, double-bezel holding pink and blue glass cabochons. 9.11 grams total, 21-23 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Visigothic Bronze Eagle Pendant with Garnets
Circa 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising a bronze backing plate with three attachment loops and cellwork to the obverse including inlaid garnet cloisons to the neck and body, with a cabochon at the centre of the chest and domed rivet-heads corresponding to the loops on the reverse. 35.29 grams, 68 mm
Important Medieval works of art from the collection of the late Ernst Boehlen, Adolphe Stoclet (1871-1949), Palais Stoclet, Brussels, acquired in 1931; thence by descent. Sotheby's London, 3 July 2018, no.1. Acquired by Dr Ernst Boehlen, Bern. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13475-262837.
The style of the piece is Visigothic; possibly a saddle applique, similar to the examples found at Apahida in Romania from the 5th century. -
Large Visigothic Bronze Buckle Tongue in the Shape of a Eagle's Head
Circa 9th-11th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
An openwork cubical loop with stylised curved beak, incised lines to the outter face. 24.1 grams, 38 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
