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LOT 1518
Viking Age Bronze Mount Collection
6TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 3/4 in. (30 grams total, 20-46 mm).
Comprising an openwork floral example with domed face; one with T-shaped top and scrolling ornament; stylised face from a cruciform brooch, likely the English equivalent of Thor; openwork lunate pendant with suspension loop. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Viking Age Bronze Ring with Stamped Design
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With lozengiform plaque, pointillé detailing. 2.78 grams, 21.79 mm overall, 19.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Acquired 1970s-1980s. From the collection of a German gentleman living in London. Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection, since 2015. -
Viking Age Bronze Cross Mount
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Or strap distributor; formed with four scrolled arms radiating from the quadrants of a central cross; four cylindrical struts to the reverse and a similarly-shaped reverse plate. 17.7 grams, 26 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Age Gold Earrings with Amethyst Gemstones
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Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.