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LOT 1336
Scandinavian Viking Bronze Drum Brooch with Interlaced Panels
8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (71.6 grams total, 45 mm).
With four raised arms and central knop to the upper face, all with punched ring-and-dot detailing; the outer sidewall with four panels of knotwork, dividing vertical stems with ring-and-dot motif, each with a D-shaped protrusion; the upper face with dense zoomorphic ornament; pin and separate catchplate to the underside with central hole, five studs retaining it to the upper.
ProvenanceUK gallery, acquired in the 2000s.
Property of an English gentleman.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11406-192532.
Cf. MacGregor, A. et al., A Summary Catalogue of the Continental Archaeological Collections, Oxford, 1997, item 1.9; and cf. Hammond, A.B., Benet's Artefacts of England & the United Kingdom, Fourth Edition, 2021, p.497, VO7-42257, for a similar item valued at £8,000-£10,000.
FootnotesThe type is known as a 'drum' brooch or 'box' brooch. They were apparently manufactured on the island of Gotland and all known examples probably have their origin there. Over time, the refinement of the earlier types (such as the present example) is superseded by cruder decoration consisting of dimples or simple dots.
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LOT 1336
Scandinavian Viking Bronze Drum Brooch with Interlaced Panels
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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Viking Age Faux Twisted Bronze Torc
Circa 10th-11th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £117
Solid twisted rope design with large flattened leaf-shaped terminals. 175 grams, 18.2 cm
Ex old English collection. London art market, 1980s. -
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Scandinavian Viking Bronze Drum Brooch with Interlaced Panels
8th-9th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,111
With four raised arms and central knop to the upper face, all with punched ring-and-dot detailing; the outer sidewall with four panels of knotwork, dividing vertical stems with ring-and-dot motif, each with a D-shaped protrusion; the upper face with dense zoomorphic ornament; pin and separate catchplate to the underside with central hole, five studs retaining it to the upper. 71.6 grams total, 45 mm
Fine condition, pin intact, backplate slightly cracked.
UK gallery, acquired in the 2000s. Property of an English gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11406-192532.
The type is known as a 'drum' brooch or 'box' brooch. They were apparently manufactured on the island of Gotland and all known examples probably have their origin there. Over time, the refinement of the earlier types (such as the present example) is superseded by cruder decoration consisting of dimples or simple dots. -
Viking Age Bronze Disc Brooch with Beast Facing Back
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Composed of a flat-section discoid body with pelletted border, low-relief motif of an advancing beast in regardant pose, tail curled beneath the body, the mouth open; pin-lug and catchplate to the reverse; Baltic workmanship. 9.17 grams, 26.61 mm
Ex property of a Dutch collector before 2014. From the collection of a North American gentleman
The brooch is a later Scandinavian copy of a 9th century Anglo-Saxon brooch type with a regardant horse. The present example has a more dragon-like beast in similar pose with serpentine head and extended tongue.
