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LOT 1565
Viking Age Bronze Twisted Bracelet
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (40.6 grams, 64 mm).
Twisted rods forming a penannular shank with hammered finials. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s.
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Viking Age Bronze Twisted Bracelet
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Twisted penannular shank with flattened loop finials. 26.4 grams, 59 mm
Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s. -
Large Viking Age Bronze Tortoise Brooch Pair
9th-10th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Comprising: two elliptical bronze tortoise brooches, each a domed openwork shell with raised ornament of five bell-shaped studs and four Borre Style beasts; frieze of profile beasts to the lower edge and flange rim; catchplate, pin-hinge and pendant attachment bar to the reverse with mineralised remains of textile backing; repaired. 218 grams total, 10.8-11.5 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. -
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Stirrup Apex Mount
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Pentagonal mount with central hole, vestigial ledge to the reverse, low-relief addorsed dragon-head motif; apex lobe absent; Williams's Class A Type 1. 21 grams, 47 mm
Found Wiltshire, UK, 2010.
