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LOT 1744
Migration Period Bronze Ring with Cross and Cabochon
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.57 grams, 26.26 mm overall, 18.43 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
Slender hoop with cruciform bezel set with an amber-coloured glass cabochon. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Migration Period Bronze Ring with Cross and Cabochon
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Slender hoop with cruciform bezel set with an amber-coloured glass cabochon. 4.57 grams, 26.26 mm overall, 18.43 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
European Dark Age Bronze Ring with Warrior
6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
With bulb to each shoulder, octagonal bezel with incised border enclosing a standing figure with spear and shield. 2.14 grams, 21.86 mm overall, 18.33 x 19.27 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Ex P Chapman collection, 1980s-1990s. -
Visigothic Bronze Bird Brooch
6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising: headplate formed as two addorsed bird-heads on arched necks, each with a discoid eye and hooked beak beneath; vrow bow with median band and chip-carved edges; bow-sided foot with chip-carved ornament, bird-head finial with eye and hooked beak; remains of ferrous pin to reverse, catchplate. 10 grams, 55 mm
Ex European collection, 1990s. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.