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LOT 0303
Large Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Pin Head with Geometric Design
CIRCA 8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (14.7 grams, 43.3 mm).
Comprising a flat discoid head with low-relief geometric design in four sections, a central knob; one face gilded, similar type to the Witham pins.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Hinton, D.A., Gold and Gilt, Pots and Pins, Oxford, 2006, fig. 3.9; Portable Antiques Scheme, number: 2011T530, for the type.
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LOT 0303
Large Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Pin Head with Geometric Design
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£600 (EUR 696; USD 810) +BP*
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Saxon Bronze Strainer Spoon
5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a round-section shank with a scrolled end to retain the suspension ring; ring-and-dot stamp to outer face; flat panel to end with three more stamps; shallow bowl with five holes in quincunx formation. 29.9 grams, 19.2 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Anglo-Saxon Silver Hooked Tag with Monogram 'A' Design
Circa 700-1100 A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a flat triangular plate with an integral hook at the apex; perforated for attachment at upper corners and with a beaded outer edge; the hook complete, D-shaped in cross-section with shallow step at the junction with the plate; obverse with lightly incised design of seven dots connected by straight lines; base of the hook with low-relief panels and lateral notches; Read's Class A, type 1. T 3.5 grams, 36 mm
Found East Sussex, UK, on 26th February 2017; declared as potential Treasure under the Treasure Act with Treasure reference no.2017T353, subsequently disclaimed and returned to the finder. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUSS-624040. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the British Museum explaining that the Crown's interest in this find has been disclaimed.
Read's Class A, type 1 with a triangular sharp-hooked plate and two rivet holes and Lewis and Naylor's (2013) Type B1.c.i with triangular plate and incised linear decoration. The type has been dated to the mid- to later Anglo-Saxon period and a number are now recorded on the PAS database, including WILT-7E2A83 (lacking the border and with more elaborate lobes at the attachment end) and CAM-1DFCE2 (more elaborately decorated). -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Great Square-Headed Brooch
Circa 6th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a trapezoidal headplate with stamped and chip-carved detailing, broad bow, trefoil footplate with lappets beneath the bow, remains of the ferrous pin to the reverse of the headplate and a solder scar where the catchplate was attached; a marriage. 86.2 grams, 12.3 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1960s. From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s.
