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LOT 1499
Large Viking Age Heavy Bronze Penannular Brooch
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (94.5 grams, 87 mm).
With facetted terminals displaying decorative pecking to the perimeters, facetted hexagonal brooch body with shallow dimpled ornament, free-running pin with coiled head and shallow plain-line borders. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Viking Age Openwork Bronze Pendant
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
With tubular bar, semi-circular plate with decorative circular piercings and remains of suspension loop. 20.9 grams, 62 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Silver Gripping Beast Pendant
Late 10th-early 11th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With integral loop; the openwork plaque with banded border and four panels, internal stylised zoomorph with hatched panel to the hip, gripping three-fingered hands to the body and border, two detailed feet, clearly visible facing mask below the loop with pellet eyes. 5.7 grams, 35 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Age Borre Style Bronze Strap End with Wolf's Head
10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
With five attachment pins to the reverse, panel of Borre style ring-chain ornament with transverse ribbed panel, mask to the tip. 7.61 grams, 44 mm
Acquired before 1990. Ex property of a professional collector.
The Borre style was a Viking art style which had a significant impact on the material culture of Britain during the Viking age of the latter 9th and 10th centuries. The type is mainly divided into three sub-types on the basis of motifs used: a) animal masks and ring-knot; b) vertebral ring-chain; and c) other interlace designs. Our specimen belongs to the first sub-type.
