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LOT 1525
Viking Age Gold-Capped Bone Hammer Pendant
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (4.71 grams, 36 mm).
With sheet gold fittings and wire, knop finial. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Viking Age Gilt Bronze 'Great Beast' Figure
Circa 11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Standing with a beak-like face, ears, hooves and a long curled tail, spirals on the upper legs. 78 grams, 77 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
Viking Age Gold and Rock Crystal Pendant
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
The sheet-gold setting with plaited wire border and filigree 'knots' holding a polished rock crystal; tubular suspension loop decorated with interlace knot motif. 6.87 grams, 32 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
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Viking Cased Bronze Trade Scales with Weights and Hack
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
Scales with triple-ring chains, distributor hubs and three chains to each dish, voided handle and gnomon; case formed as two hemispheres with securing clasps to the rim; set of nine bronze barrel-shaped trade weights with punched detailing and identification marks to the flat faces; five silver dirhem coins and thirteen cut halves; two fragments of sheet gold, one with applied filigree tendrils; three hacked pieces of D-section ingot; a silver terminal with beast-head and three convergent bands; two beast-head terminals for a bracelet; six pieces of hacked silver ornament; supplied with a custom-made stand. 1 kg total, 0.9-33 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
