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LOT 2127
Viking Age Silver Axehead Pendant
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
2 in. (2.96 grams, 49 mm).
Annular suspension loop with pendant axehead, punched roundels to one face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Fuglesang, S.H., Viking and medieval amulets in Scandinavia in Fornvännen, Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research, 1989, no.84, pp.15-27, fig.2, for type.
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LOT 2127
Viking Age Silver Axehead Pendant
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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Viking Age Leather Belt Fragments with Tinned Bronze Heart-Shaped Mounts
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising five heart-shaped mounts with a grooved edge. 10.2 grams total, 39-74.6 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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Scandinavian Viking Bronze Bird-Shaped Brooch
Circa 7th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Domed plate brooch formed as a bird in plan with roundels for eyes, beaded collar, folded wings with linear detailing, ribbed tail; pin-lugs and chord to the underside, remains of catch; ornament in Style II/C, stylistically classified as Mogens Ørsnes’s Type D. 46.6 grams, 77 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.13461-261727.
Brooches of a similar form have been found at a number of Scandinavian sites, including the temple-site at Uppakra (Sweden). Today, many avian brooches are known from Norway alone,- for example, those found at Gålås and Berg østre, both in Hedmark, or the one from Foss nordre in Akershus. A stylised bird with a similar appearance appears on the helmet found in the boat grave Vendel XIV, at Uppland in eastern central Sweden, forming the nasal guard. -
Viking Age Blue Glass Pendant
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £15
Polished teardrop-shaped pendant, drilled and cut to the top for suspension. 6.3 grams, 24 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
