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LOT 1752
Viking Age Silver Belt Mount Group
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (7.43 grams total, 43 mm each).
Each U-shaped in section with bulbous finial, flute and flared terminal at upper end with notch detailing. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Viking Age Silver-Gilt Fastener with Entwined Beasts
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Toggle-type fastener with disc on a narrow neck; the plaque with knotwork panel and serpent-heads; possibly for a purse. 3.42 grams, 37 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Viking Age Phallic Amber Pendant
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Carved in the round with loop and a gussetted collar below, two bulbs emerging from a carinated band. 3.86 grams, 27 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
Viking Period Bronze Penannular Brooch Collection
Circa 8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Including lozenge-section, ribbed and other types, most with their pins. 39 grams total, 22-44 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
