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LOT 1499
Saxon Silver Dress Hook
8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (0.86 grams, 21 mm).
Comprising a lobed disc with incised knot design, two attachment holes to the rear edge, thick hook.
ProvenanceAcquired in London in 1990.
Property of a Kent gentleman.
Cf. Read, B., Hooked-Clasps and Eyes, Langport, 2008, item 66.
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LOT 1499
Saxon Silver Dress Hook
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Acquired late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. -
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Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Saucer Brooch Pair
5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Each with an upturned rim and concentric bands of pellets and segmented circles; pin-lug and catch to the reverse. 50 grams total, 41-42 mm
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Saxon Silver Attachment Fragment
9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
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. 24.1 grams, 51 mm
UK private collection, acquired in the 1980s.
The piece has the appearance of hack-silver in the light of the rough treatment it has received and the breakages.
