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LOT 1510
Viking Age Gilt Bronze Openwork Roundel with Interlaced Snakes
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (48.9 grams, 70.7 mm).
With rilled edge and pierced hub, the field a network of dense interlaced tendrils.
ProvenanceAcquired 1971-1972.
From the collection of the vendor's father.
Ex property of a London, UK, collector.
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LOT 1510
Viking Age Gilt Bronze Openwork Roundel with Interlaced Snakes
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Viking Age Bronze Artefact Collection
9th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising: an ovoid pendant with openwork centre and simple decoration; mount with rectangular headplate, bow and foot, with four piercings; lunar pendant with geometric ornament and beast head terminals; belt fitting with rectangular slot and scooped sides, zoomorphic ornament; carinated ring suspending a smaller penannular ring. 32.9 grams total, 23-47 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Anglo-Scandinavian Bronze Seax War Knife Pommel Cap with Interlaced Panels
10th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £83
Comprising a flat oval-shaped top, narrow rim and four vandykes to the edges; the upper face with an incuse cruciform knot design, the edge with reserved spirals and guilloche motifs in Ringerike Style. 27.5 grams, 31 mm
Fine condition.
UK gallery, acquired in the 2000s. Property of an English gentleman.
The style of the decoration suggests an Anglo-Scandinavian source for the pommel. -
Viking Elaborate Silver-Gilt Trefoil Brooch
9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
The three arms with rounded terminals and domed outer face; the filigree interlace motif embellished with granulations and larger pellets, highly stylised dragonesque heads with slanted eyes and curled moustaches facing outwards from the end of each arm; reverse slightly concave, featuring a pin lug and catchplate, together with two articulate suspension loops. 17.3 grams, 58 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11894-206847.
