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LOT 1597
Viking Age Bronze Twisted Bracelet
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (40 grams, 66 mm).
Composed of two twisted rods joined and flattened at the terminals, incised chevron decoration to each. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a London gallery.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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Viking Age Twisted Bronze Bracelet
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Formed as a twisted tapering bar with tongue-shaped finials, each with a median split and incised hatching. 50.45 grams, 72.39 mm
Private European collection formed before 2000. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
Viking Bronze Openwork Box Brooch with Silver Detailing
11th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £240
Formed as an openwork outer shell, inner container and bottom plate; the upper face with central conical boss and four small satellite bosses each with a silver surface disc; to the outer face four pierced tongue-shaped panels with D-shaped finials proud of the upper face, each with a silvered element to the upper end; the bottom plate with integral catchplate and central void, four attachment pins to the underside; the upper face and sidewall executed in Urnes style zoomorphic openwork; the inner element a plain sheet-bronze container. 95 grams, 55 mm
Acquired in the 1950s. Ex private collection, South West England.
On the Baltic island of Gotland, high-ranking females wore 'box' (or 'drum') brooches to secure their outer garments at the shoulders. The inner container may have been used to hold small valuables. -
Viking Iron Bearded Axehead
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £359
With triangular section narrow blade widening to a broad bevelled edge with square chin, flared wings to the scooped socket. 275 grams, 11.5 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
