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LOT 1835
Migration Period Horn Comb
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (14.95 grams, 71 mm).
Trapezoidal type with saw-cut teeth to each long edge, one group coarse and the other fine.
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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LOT 1835
Migration Period Horn Comb
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£60 (EUR 70; USD 81) +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
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Migration Period Ring with Animal
6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Substantial ring with keeled hoop, pointille decoration on the shoulders, hexagonal bezel with stylised animal with elongated neck and long tail. 6.76 grams, 25.06 mm overall, 21.66 x 19.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Germanic Silver Radiate-Headed Bow Brooch
6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Comprising a D-shaped haedplate with scrolled tendril fill and seven radiating knops; flattened bow above triangular foot plate with similar tendril motifs, profile bird-heads to each edge, lobe finial with acing mask; ferrous pin to reverse. 67 grams, 10 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
