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LOT 1232
Viking Age Silver Axe Amulet
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.2 grams, 18 mm).
A silver amulet formed as a twibill double-bladed axehead. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.
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Viking Age Silver Axe Pendant
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A silver pendant composed of a free-running axehead pendant suspended on a slender hoop with overlapping arms and coiled terminals. 1.28 grams, 28 mm
Acquired in the 1990s. UK private collection. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Viking Age Bronze Chain Necklace
Circa 8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
A bronze necklace composed of circular chain links and single larger hoop. 63 grams, 52 cm long
Early 1990s London collection. Acquired on the UK art market. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK. -
Scandinavian Viking Silver Equal-Arm Brooch
9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £57
A silver equal-arm brooch of Aargård Type III A, with central segmented boss, symmetrical lozengiform scooped flanges with Borre Style low-relief geometric ornament and trefoil finial, ferrous pin to the reverse with lugs and catch, short length of copper-alloy suspension chain attached to a loop to the reverse. 52.4 grams, 13 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired before 1960. From the family collection of a UK gentleman, by descent in the early 1970s.
