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LOT 0328
Viking Age Scandinavian Silver Pendant with Mask
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.38 grams, 21 mm).
With integral loop, border enclosing a low-relief image of a male facing mask between two birds embraced at the necks; Kipplingeberg type. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
Cf. Korshyn, V.E., Yazicheskiye Priveski Drevniye Rusi X-XIV Vekov, Moscow, 2013, item J.2.02.
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LOT 0328
Viking Age Scandinavian Silver Pendant with Mask
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
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Large Viking Age Bronze Brooch with Duck-Foot Pendants
8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Comprising a broad hoop with beaded base and rim, small bronze pin, bands of applied beading; above, plaque with applied scrolls and beading, granule clusters; to the lower edge an arc of loops each with a pendant chain and duck-foot dangle; Finno-Ugric type. 157 grams, 16.5 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. -
Viking Age Decorated Bronze Bracelet
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With a round-section penannular body with expanding terminals; the upper face with punched dot motifs and herringbone pattern to the flaring terminals. 14.6 grams, 61 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount Group
11th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Comprising: a tongue-shaped mount of Williams's Class A Type II with pierced trefoil final, high-relief wolf in profile with head raised, two rivet-holes to the base and narrow ledge to the reverse; a triangular mount of Williams' Class A Type 14 with three radiating arms at the apex and rivet-hole between, low-relief chevron to the plaque, angled ledge to the lower edge with median rivet-hole. 43.3 grams total, 49-53 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
