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LOT 0314
Large Saxon Amber Bead Group
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 1 3/4 in. (106 grams total, 33-44 mm).
Comprising eight large beads, the larger ones of amorphous form and the smaller ones worked into regular shapes. [8]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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LOT 0314
Large Saxon Amber Bead Group
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Anglo-Saxon Glass Bead Group
6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Restrung, comprising melon and biconvex types and a pierced Roman bronze coin used as a pendant. 14 grams, 59 mm
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6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Formed as a hoop developing to thin wire finials ciled to form two bezels and wound about the shank. 1.44 grams, 19.34 mm overall, 15.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Style 1 Beast Die
Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Comprising a rectangular die with thick border, recess with Style I beast ornament; plain reverse. 5.9 grams, 21 mm
Found near Ipswich, Suffolk, UK. From an East Anglian private collection.
