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LOT 1785
Late Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Mount
CIRCA 10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (6.47 grams, 30 mm).
With curved profile, openwork design in Winchester Style, attachment lug to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late collection of Mr M., Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK, formed from the late 1980s to early 1990s.
FootnotesThe decoration shows influence from Scandinavian Ringerike Style.
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LOT 1785
Late Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Mount
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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Anglo-Scandinavian Gilt Bronze Rectangular Jewelled Brooch
11th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Rectangular in plan with incurved edges; the border a series of graduated lobes, the larger ones each with a cell to accept a gemstone, with some still present; central panel with a D-shaped cell to each inner edge to accept enamel; lugs and catch to reverse. 21 grams, 38.8 mm
Found Norfolk, UK. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Brooch Foot with Mask
Circa late 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 5 | Current Bid: £25
High-status finial formed as a facing mask with raised pellet eyes and arching eyebrows, triangular nose and horizontal pouting mouth; two opposing bird heads with hooked beaks flanking the brow; section of carinated footplate above. 11.9 grams, 34 mm
Found near North Kelsey, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector.
This is the finial from the footplate of a cruciform brooch of 'florid' type, the last phase of development of this brooch type. -
Late Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Mount
Circa 10th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
With curved profile, openwork design in Winchester Style, attachment lug to reverse. 6.47 grams, 30 mm
From the private collection of the late collection of Mr M., Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK, formed from the late 1980s to early 1990s.
The decoration shows influence from Scandinavian Ringerike Style.
