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LOT 0397
Scandinavian Viking Silver Equal-Arm Brooch with Animals
CIRCA 8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (64 grams, 80 mm).
With flexed bow and trefoil ends, each with a granule to each lobe and incised geometric hatching, two small voids and applied bust of a bear with forepaws raised to the cheeks; central disc with hatched crown and knop finial; iron pin and catch to the underside.
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12071-213599.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.82(4a).
FootnotesThe exact identity of the animals is disputed: on some examples, such as those from Birka published by Arbman, the animals have an ursine quality whereas the present ones look more like mice or squirrels.
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LOT 0397
Scandinavian Viking Silver Equal-Arm Brooch with Animals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
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Viking Silver-Gilt Bronze Boar's Head Brooch
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,575
Richly decorated and with an applied backplate; the body of the brooch formed as a hollow-cast case with upstanding ears and a slightly 'clubbed' end to the muzzle with a narrow median raised band separating the face into two panels; both those and the upper panel (between the 'ears') decorated with interlaced ornament in low relief depicting serpents locked in combat, their bodies dramatically entwined; on the rear panel four 'lower arm and hand' motifs, radiating from a central lozenge with pellet; rectangular guilloche to the lower borders, muzzle-band, rear panel and median upper band; Jellinge Style scrollwork to the outer and upper faces of the conical 'ears'; a hinged pin to the underside with curved shield, applied plate to the underside with two bands of punched lozenge decoration. 141 grams, 66 mm
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Box-shaped hollow animal-head brooches were created on the island of Gotland, Sweden, although they have been found in other parts of the Viking world. They were made to be worn in pairs high on the chest of women's 'hangerok' apron-dresses with chains and swags of beads suspended between them. They are found in women's burials alongside utility items such as a knife or tweezers, and formed part of the costume of females from prosperous families. This example shows exceptionally fine decoration and would have been a treasured item, denoting the wealth and status of the family of the woman who wore it. -
Viking Age Decorated Silver Bracelet
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Rectangular-section bar of penannular form with reversed coil finials; incised blocks and saltires with punched-point detailing and hatching. 33 grams, 71 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.
