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LOT 2108
Saxon Gilt Bronze Harness Mount
CIRCA 7TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.2 grams, 26 mm).
Lozengiform in plan with hatched field and raised cross pommee and central domed stud; attachment pin to reverse.
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2108
Saxon Gilt Bronze Harness Mount
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Head Mount with Inlaid Garnet
Circa 6th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Formed as a stylised humanoid face with eyebrows formed as a pair of volutes, circular eyes, flat nose, full cheeks; with an inserted garnet at the top. 4.44 grams, 27.4 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Saxon Bronze Strainer Spoon
5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a round-section shank with a scrolled end to retain the suspension ring; ring-and-dot stamp to outer face; flat panel to end with three more stamps; shallow bowl with five holes in quincunx formation. 29.9 grams, 19.2 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Saxon Silver-Gilt Dress Fastener
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a disc with raised rim enclosing a panel with granulated surface and two piercings; hooked shank with a single granule to the base. 1.02 grams, 18 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
