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LOT 2086
Viking Age and Later Silver Belt and Harness Mount Collection
CIRCA 9TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 1/2 in. (53 grams total, 9-39 mm).
Including domed type with ribbed surface and rove to rear, fleur-de-lys type, rectangular type, pyramidal type, pierced disc and other types. [25, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired Germany in the early 1980s.
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.20, 23; Egan, G. & Pritchard, F., Dress Accessories 1150-1450, London, 2002, items 770-824.
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LOT 2086
Viking Age and Later Silver Belt and Harness Mount Collection
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Viking Age Strap End and Mount Collection
Circa 9th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Mixed group of ten strap ends and mounts, including one with a cruciform finial and ring-and-dot decoration, a strap end with an acorn finial, and a strap end with an X-motif. 47 grams total, 23-50 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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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. -
Viking Age Bronze Horse and Rider Pendant
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Comprising a profile image of a horse with fur texture on the flank, a facing mask on its back with horns above the cap forming a suspension loop; Volga-Finnic type. 2.73 grams, 30 mm wide
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
