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LOT 1674
Scandinavian Viking Iron Fire Steel with Bronze Handle with Horses and Riders
9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (35 grams, 69 mm).
Openwork handle formed as stylised addorsed horses with riders, loop above conjoined heads.
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.144, item 1.
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LOT 1674
Scandinavian Viking Iron Fire Steel with Bronze Handle with Horses and Riders
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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Viking Age Bronze Dragon Pendant with Foot Dangles
8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Horizontal braided band with horse-head finial, loop to reverse, band of loops to lower edge, each with a duck-foot dangle; Finno-Ugric type; mounted on a custom-made stand. 79 grams total, pendant: 71 mm wide (13.2 cm including stand)
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Viking Bronze Scales Set
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Comprising: articulated arms for a scale balance with spike gnomon and loop handle; two hemispherical bowls each with suspension holes at the rim, four short chains connected to a hemispherical distributor with triangular dangle below. 53.5 grams, 45 cm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Merovingian Gold Hoop Earring with Garnets
5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
With a thick penannular loop and polyhedral finial set with twelve garnet cloisons, some detached. 6.36 grams, 34 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
