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LOT 1536
Saxon Silver Attachment Fragment
9TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (24.1 grams, 51 mm).
Comprising: a portion of a discoid mount with high-relief cross, the arms decorated with Trewhiddle Style animals and with notched edges, hole to the centre; lobe to the edge attached with a rivet to two rectangular straps, one extending for 34mm and the other broken off and folded to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection, acquired in the 1980s.
LiteratureCf. Webster, L. & Backhouse, J., The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991, item 246 (a,b), for type.
FootnotesThe piece has the appearance of hack-silver in the light of the rough treatment it has received and the breakages.
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Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Mount with Wolf-Men
6th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
The majority of a mount bearing dense and enigmatic imagery recalling half-remembered legends which were already ancient when it was made; the obverse packed with a tangled mass of bands of detailed ornament which resolves itself into human (or divine?) figures, each gripping the ankles of the other, their bodies inverted and contorted in the classic Style I chip-carved fashion; the centre with a round cell, into which a flat-cut glass cloison is set, polished to reflect the light and to shimmer with blood-red brilliance. 9.08 grams, 32 mm
Fine condition. Unique.
Found Wiltshire, UK. Wiltshire gentleman, 2011. TimeLine Originals, 2000s. Property of an East Anglia gentleman. Accompanied by a report by Anglo-Saxon and Viking specialist S. Pollington. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.10381-168115.
Anglo-Saxon and Viking specialist Stephen Pollington writes: '...the scene presented may illustrate a legend or myth of which no record survives. That said, the execution of the piece is consistent with high-status Anglo-Saxon metalwork of the 6th century, and the quality of the gilding is remarkably high. The iconography is at present unique but entirely within the Anglo-Saxon tradition.' -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Clothes Fastener
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Trefoil projections to the headplate, almost conical bow and collared lower body; remains of pin lug and catchplate to reverse. 18 grams, 70 mm
Cambridgeshire collection, 1990s.
