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LOT 1433
Viking Age Silver Bar Bracelet
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
2 1/2 in. (40.7 grams, 64 mm).
Of penannular form with expanded terminals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Viking Age Bronze Implement Pendant
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
With short chain of doubled links, plaque with high-relief tendril design, bird-head finial and hook to the reverse; part of a female chatelaine assemblage. 16.6 grams, 88 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Bronze Fenris Wolf Strap End
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
With trapezoidal split panel, beast-head with domed eyes, openwork wolf-head finial; Thomas's Class G. 8.9 grams, 46 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Bronze Urnes Style Entwined Beast Stirrup Mount
11th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Of Williams's Class A Type 10b, a heater-shaped plaque with pierced lug at the apex, two piercings below, low-relief openwork Urnes style design with standing beast and entwined tendrils, narrow ledge to the reverse. 28.3 grams, 53 mm
Found Berkshire, UK.
The mount has the decorative scheme of Williams's Class A Type 10b but its proportions are closer to his Class A Type 11 with a narrow and elongated upper knop.