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LOT 1806
Merovingian Bronze Ring with Antelope Facing Right
4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.31 grams, 19.96 mm overall, 16.69 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)).
Comprising a D-section hoop and a circular bezel with a stylised quadruped with long horns. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1806
Merovingian Bronze Ring with Antelope Facing Right
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Dark Ages Bronze Decorated Pyxis
Circa 5th-6th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Tubular in section with planar base; circumferential ribbing to the sidewall and pounced field with reserved tendrils and leaves; with later Lombardic script legend above base '+ XTVS EVANGELII REDIMITVS HONORE DECENTI' (Christ ... of the Gospel submitted with firring honour). 56.9 grams, 77 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
A similar dedicatory inscription appears on the Farfa Casket. -
Visigothic Bronze Radiate-Headed Brooch
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a hemispherical head with five projecting globules, a gently arching keeled bow and the footplate with two lateral knops and a triangular terminal; pin-lugs and part of the catchplate on the reverse. 9.34 grams, 56 mm
From a European collection, 1990s. Accompanied by a previous dealer's sales ticket. -
Germanic Bronze Buckle
6th-9th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a thick D-shaped loop and a D-section curving tongue. 36 grams, 52 mm
From the private collection of Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK; formed 1980s-1990s. Accompanied by a previous dealer's sales ticket.
