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LOT 1685
Large Anglo-Saxon Bronze Cruciform Brooch
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
4 5/8 in. (56 grams, 11.8 cm).
Comprising a rectangular headplate and three radiating D-shaped knops, broad bow and horse-head footplate; catch and pin-lug to reverse;
repaired from parts. [No Reserve]
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
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Anglo-Saxon Bronze Entwined Serpent Mount
6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With openwork design of two serpents interlaced, each with billeted body and lentoid eyes, ropework border to the shorter sides; old collector's accession numbers to the underside '91.115' and '15871'. 10.9 grams, 46 mm
UK collection formed 1970s-1990s. Ex property of an English gentleman.
The decorative pattern of this mount is similar to what, according to S. West, is an Anglo-Saxon die found in Suffolk, where legless animal forms are represented lying head to tail, with beaded bodies within a beaded border. Also here the animals are showing interlaced jaws and headed bodies, all contained in a border. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Small-Long Brooch
Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £14
Trefoil headplate and shallow bow tapering to a narrow foot, catch and pin-lugs to reverse; repaired from parts. 12 grams, 63 mm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s. -
Late Saxon Gilt Bronze Armband
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
With median parcel-gilt channel and two small securing holes at one end. 12 grams, 76 mm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
This is probably the decorative strip or fitting from a luxury item.
