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LOT 1692
Saxon Lead and Other Artefact Collection
6TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 6 1/4 in. (183 grams total, 2-16 cm).
Including a large iron key, a page-marker with clip, cross pendant and other items; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
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Anglo-Saxon Bronze Small-Long Brooch
Later 5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
With trefoil head and leaf-shaped foot, ring--and-dot ornament. 12 grams, 61 mm
Found Cambridgeshire, UK. From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Cruciform Brooch with Horse-Head Terminal
Later 5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
A bronze cruciform brooch of early type comprising: square headplate with rectangular wings and three knops modelled in the round, shallow bow with ribbed median panel, lappets to the footplate, horse-head finial with pellet eyes and nostrils, pin-lug and catch to the reverse, old collector's label '15233'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 27.2 grams, 76 mm (54.8 grams total, 92 mm including stand)
Property of an English gentleman; formerly in a UK collection formed 1970s-1990s. From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998. -
Saxon Iron Strap End Collection
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Four strap ends, three tongue-shaped and one with vertical split and waisted profile, mounted on a fabric-covered display board with titling panel. 281 grams total, 65-90 mm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
