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LOT 0309
Ostrogothic Silver-Gilt Buckle with Eagle-Headed Plate
LATE 6TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 in. (105 grams, 13.3 cm).
Comprising a domed loop with running spiral ornament to the outer face; tongue with ribbed panel to the rear, beast-head finial curved over the forward edge; plate with square panel, cell to each corner and one to the centre with inset cabochon garnets, profile eagle-head to the rear edge with cabochon garnet eye.
ProvenancePreviously in a collection formed between 1990-2000.
From an East London collection.
Property of an important West London collector.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11885-206926.
Cf. Menghin, W., The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, item I.33.6.
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LOT 0309
Ostrogothic Silver-Gilt Buckle with Eagle-Headed Plate
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £111
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5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
Bird in profile facing left with highly stylised geometric detailing; remains of pin lug and catchplate to reverse. 6.29 grams, 41 mm
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
