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LOT 1416
Viking Age Bronze Zoomorphic Buckle Collection
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 1/2 in. (18.1 grams total, 27-39 mm).
Each buckle decorated with zoomorphs and geometric motifs, one with remains of gilding, one openwork and one with an articulate tongue. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Viking Age Twisted Gold Annular Brooch
Circa 10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,925
Composed of a decoratively twisted tapering annular ring and a free-running tongue of tapering round-section form. 7.34 grams, 33 mm
Acquired on the London art market, 1980s-1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.202988. -
Viking Age Gilt Bronze Mount with Cross and Lobes
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Within a faux ropework roundel, raised ovals in each quarter and central boss. 29.6 grams, 39 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Age Silver Gripping Beasts Pendant
10th century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Composed of an openwork discoid body with integral T-shaped tubular loop; raised gusseted rim enclosing a pair of S-shaped beasts with billetted bodies and comma-shaped tails, enmeshed gripping paws clutching the rim and their own bodies. 12.4 grams, 43 mm
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s. Ex property of a German gentleman.
Despite the long period of overlap of Borre and Jellinge art styles, there are only few examples of their fusion. The principal and most popular motif of the Borre style displays an animal with gripping paws, usually enmeshed in a circular frame, while a typical Jellinge style beast is more slender with long, S-shaped body and ribbon decoration. The most famous example of a pendant featuring a fusion of these styles was found in a hoard from Vårby (Sweden), formed as a circle with a pair of Jellinge-style beasts with ribbon-shaped bodies in profile and heads with open jaws and extended tongues; however, each is provided with gripping paws and an enmeshed body, which are typical features of the Borre style. A few examples of these pendants were also found near the important trading settlement of Gnezdovo, near Smolensk, Russia.
