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LOT 0362
Pre-Viking Heavy Silver-Gilt Belt Attachments
5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 - 2 in. (74 grams total, 41-49 mm).
Comprising: four cruciform mounts, each domed with reserved silver niello-filled interlaced cross on a billeted parcel-gilt field, mounting hole to each end, some with studs; T-shaped mount with reserved loops and bars on a billeted parcel-gilt field, loops above the vertical shank and fixing pin to angle; similar mount with ferrous remains to the hinge. [6]
ProvenanceEuropean art market.
Acquired in Münich in 2012.
European private collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12289-222348.
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LOT 0362
Pre-Viking Heavy Silver-Gilt Belt Attachments
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)
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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Bound Loki Suspension Mount
10th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Belt mount with loop above and strap to reverse; openwork frame with rosettes and central facing mask. 3..25 grams, 32 mm
Acquired in Germany after WWII. Ex property of a lady living in Kent, UK; formerly part of her grandfather's collection. From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
The image is often interpreted as the trickster-god Loki bound to a rock, as he was said to be in Norse myth (e.g. the poem Völuspá, verse 35). -
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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Mount with Bear's Heads
11th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Teardrop-shaped and slightly domed with loop at the apex (absent) and two radiating lugs at the lower corners; low-relief design of a dense interlaced panel with beast-head at the apex; ledge to reverse with ferrous remains of stud. 31.8 grams, 53 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
