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LOT 0407
Late Saxon Enamelled Gilt Bronze Brooch
CIRCA 11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (6.29 grams, 29 mm).
With circular frame enclosing a cloisonné enamel cinquefoil design in shades of blue and red, radiating lobes to the rim, each with an enamel fill. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
Literature
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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