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LOT 1489
Viking Age Silver Expandable Bracelet with Spirals
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (27.3 grams, 73 mm).
Adorning the bezel, formed with overlapping arms and coiled collars. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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LOT 1489
Viking Age Silver Expandable Bracelet with Spirals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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Composed of overlapping arms and cruciform-section terminals. 265 grams, 17 cm
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Viking Age Silver Decorated Penannular Brooch
12th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Featuring domed terminals with apex granules and dense interlace and pellet decoration in relief, punched decoration to the free-running pin head. 14.4 grams, 46 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Penannular brooches with facetted terminals were part of the famous Kostivere hoard, found in Estonia, deposited in around 1220-1230 during the wars of Estonians against the Germans and Danes. The annular brooches with animal ornament in Urnes style were considered by the archaeologists definitely Scandinavian, more specifically from Gotland. -
Large Viking Age Bronze Penannular Brooch with Dragon Heads
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
The hoop composed of decoratively faux-twisted bands, recurved terminals modelled in the round as roaring dragon heads. 41.8 grams, 41 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
