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LOT 2146
Scandinavian Viking Silver-Gilt Twisted Ring
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.33 grams, 24.32 mm overall, 18.28 x 17.46 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
With thick braided bezel of two rods with beaded wire between.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1970s-1980s.
Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
Cf. Hindman. S. et al., Toward an Art History of Medieval Rings: A Private Collection, London, 2007, p.93.
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LOT 2146
Scandinavian Viking Silver-Gilt Twisted Ring
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£125 (EUR 145; USD 169) +BP*
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Viking Silver-Gilt Pendant with Beast Facing Back
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Scandinavian Viking Bronze Bird-Shaped Brooch
Circa 7th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Domed plate brooch formed as a bird in plan with roundels for eyes, beaded collar, folded wings with linear detailing, ribbed tail; pin-lugs and chord to the underside, remains of catch; ornament in Style II/C, stylistically classified as Mogens Ørsnes’s Type D. 46.6 grams, 77 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13461-261727.
Brooches of a similar form have been found at a number of Scandinavian sites, including the temple-site at Uppakra (Sweden). Today, many avian brooches are known from Norway alone,- for example, those found at Gålås and Berg østre, both in Hedmark, or the one from Foss nordre in Akershus. A stylised bird with a similar appearance appears on the helmet found in the boat grave Vendel XIV, at Uppland in eastern central Sweden, forming the nasal guard.
