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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 Silver Pendant with Polished Bead Drops
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Loop with incised ropework effect, ends twisted round the shank; drop comprising fusiform and tabular beads on wire frame with lateral dangles, large amethyst drop below. 14.2 grams, 65 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
Large Viking Age Tinned Bronze Horse Harness Decoration Group
Circa 8th-10th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Each a thin disc with a square-section stud to the reverse, most bent over perpendicular for attachment. 104 grams total, 24-28 mm
Acquired Germany in the early 1980s. From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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.
