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LOT 0358
Viking Age Silver-Gilt Disc Brooch with Entwined Heads
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (25.6 grams, 45 mm).
Domed brooch with gilding to the obverse, raised design of four bird-heads with billets to the neck, enmeshed beaks and other parts, pellet eyes; chamfered rim; reverse with catch, pin-lugs and loop for attachment of a chain. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.
Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl 84(5), for type.
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LOT 0358
Viking Age Silver-Gilt Disc Brooch with Entwined Heads
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
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Viking Age Gilt Bronze Oseberg Box Brooch with Entwined Animals
8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,510
Formed as a hollow drum-shaped casting with ornament to the obverse and sidewall; the high-relief designs comprising three radiating panels of Oseberg Style 'gripping-beast' motifs with a dome at the centre and three to the beaded border; the slightly sloping sidewall with four panels of S-shaped animals with interlaced tendrils, separated by beaded borders; to the reverse, the perimeter flange supported by two integral blocks supporting the catchplate and pin-hole respectively, the latter damaged and replaced by a second offset hole. 44 grams, 50 mm
European collection, acquired 1980s. Ex property of a UK collector. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no. 200319.
The Oseberg style shows a strong interplay between zoomorphic and geometric patterns that continues artistic traditions predating the Viking Age, but continued in the Viking Age at least until 875 A.D. While 8th century art and ornaments show considerable variation across Scandinavia, the gripping-beast motif was adopted in every region within a few decades after 790 A.D. -
Viking Age Bronze Bracelet with Hatched Panels
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Formed as a penannular hoop and carinated outer face with expanded terminals. 70 grams, 70 mm wide
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Age Twisted Gold Ring
Circa 10th century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
The decoratively twisted bar with a tapering, circular cross-section and butted ends fused at the underside. 6.47 grams, 20.94 mm overall, 14.41 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F, USA 2 3/4, Europe 3.67, Japan 3)
Acquired on the London art market, 1980s-1990s.
