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LOT 1449
Viking Age Bronze Key with Quatrefoil-Shaped Handle
9TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (15.3 grams, 77 mm).
In openwork, circular lugs to the bow and stem, cruciform and circular motifs to the bit. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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LOT 1449
Viking Age Bronze Key with Quatrefoil-Shaped Handle
Sold for (Inc. bp): £160
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Comprising a bronze body with engraved pair of Jellinge-style beasts on both sides, inserted iron part to the underside; attachment loop to the top. 31.4 grams, 52 mm
Acquired 1980-2000. Ex property of an American collector. -
Viking Age Silver-Gilt Disc Brooch with Entwined Heads
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Domed brooch with gilding to the obverse, raised design of four bird-heads with billets to the neck, enmeshed beaks and other parts, pellet eyes; chamfered rim; reverse with catch, pin-lugs and loop for attachment of a chain. 25.6 grams, 45 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
Viking Coiled Bronze Ring
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Punched ring-and-dot decoration to the expanded central section, orderly striations of pecking over the rest of the body. 11.13 grams, 23.03 mm overall, 18.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
