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LOT 0287
Viking Age Silver Cross Pendant
CIRCA 10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (18.5 grams, 52 mm).
Equal-arm type with raised borders to the arms, trilobe finial, central domed roundel and pierced lug.
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Hammond, B., British Artefacts vol.2 - Middle Saxon & Viking, Witham, 2010, item 1.1.6-e, for type.
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Viking Age Inlaid Iron Horse Bit Cheek Piece Pair with Opposing Beasts
Northern Europe, 11th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
Matched pair of bridle fittings formed as two opposing fantastical creatures with their heads turned back and front legs resting on a globe forming a passage for a strap, the bodies decorated with bands of herringbone decoration. 79.2 grams total, 79 mm each
From a European collection, 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13379-257911.
On these types of horse-bits, two heads or a head/tail normally face each other. But an unusual piece from Edsvära in Västergötland, Sweden, depicts two heads turned outwards, like in the current example. The mount from Edsvära, with its attached iron bit, was found in 1906 next to a horse's skeleton. -
Viking Age Bronze Plaited Ring
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Featuring a triangular-section braided shank and coiled hoop. 5.46 grams, 29.06 mm overall, 19.05 x 19.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. -
Viking Age Silver Pendant with Wolf's Tooth
10th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
Comprising a tubular sleeve with raised collar above and below, the body with chevrons and hatched panels, ring loop above, set with a canine tooth secured with a rivet. 16.2 grams, 85 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
