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LOT 1399
Late Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Enamelled Brooch with Cross
CIRCA 11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.65 grams, 25 mm).
With circular frame enclosing a cloisoné enamel cruciform design in shades of blue and white, six radiating lobes to the rim each with an enamel fill.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Hammond, B., British Artefacts vol.3 - Late Saxon, Late Viking & Norman, Witham, 2013, items 1.1.1-h, 1.1.1-i.
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LOT 1399
Late Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Enamelled Brooch with Cross
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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Saxon Silver-Gilt Pin with Beast Heads
8th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With a flat, tongue-shaped head connected to the shaft by a rectangular collar; the shaft with a bulbous 'rib’ approximately 20 mm from the tip; the upper portion of the head with radiate detailing and a Trewhiddle Style zoomorph; recessed panel with knotwork motif below, within an elliptical panel with lateral flanches towards the base. 2.91 grams, 76 mm
Ex Lord McAlpine collection. Ex David Miller collection.
Dress pins of this period are often 'hipped', with a small bulb about two-thirds of the length of the shank in order to secure them in the weave of the fabric. The present piece is very delicate and would have been suitable only for a fine linen or silk garment of the highest quality. -
Anglo-Saxon Gold Chip-Carved Buckle Plate
6th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Broadly triangular in form and retaining three fixing rivets, chip-carved interlace motif embellished with gilding; remains of fixing plate to reverse. 5.5 grams, 30 mm
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s. Property of a retired academic. -
Anglo-Saxon and Viking Bronze Strap End Group
Circa 8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising examples recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme: one of Thomas Class A Type 1, an Anglo-Scandinavian type with a zoomorphic scheme displaying a crouching beast; a second Thomas Class A type with elliptical plan, depicting the snout and eyes of a beast at one end, the creature's ears laid back against its body; a further Thomas Class A Type 1 example with two rivet holes, displaying an entwined beast with head in relief and remains of niello; four without PAS records comprising: one triangular in plan with entwined beast design and remains of niello; one tongue-shaped with design in relief and two rivet holes; a tapering strap end with crude zoomorph and one chipped edge; one entwined beast with possible cruciform design and remains of tinning or silvering. 30 grams total, 29-44 mm
Found Berkshire, UK. Accompanied by a copies of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report nos.BERK-A8E9E7, BERK-12A995, and BERK-A70390.
