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LOT 1524
Viking Age Bronze Dress Pin with Cross
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (13.6 grams, 11 cm).
The discoid arm terminals and shallow circular motifs, suspension lug below and tapering pin. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Apex Stirrup Mount
11th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With pentagonal body bearing zoomorphic designs, pierced close to the apex for attachment to a stirrup-strap, with two holes close to the lower edge and ledge to the reverse; Williams's Class A Type 16. 22.39 grams, 47 mm
Found Hampshire, UK.
This mount is not typical of the Class but the trilobe 'topknot' at the apex is clearly based on the design of Type 16 with a facing animal-head. -
Viking Age Bronze Pendant with Bell Drops
Circa 8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
The semi-circular head plate with suspension loop and two remaining loops to lower edge, both suspending chains with bell dangles (rattles absent). 21.1 grams, 64 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance. -
Viking Bronze Stirrup Mount Group
10th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
The trio with variations on foliate designs, one with tendrils and a mask; each with a ledge to the lower edge. 93 grams total, 45-47 mm
Acquired early 1990s. From an East Anglian private collection.
