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LOT 1656
Viking Age Silver Plaited Ring
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.10 grams, 25.44 mm overall, 16.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)).
Formed as a penannular hoop with butted ends, from braided wires. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.CXXXVII, item 14, for type.
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Opening Bid: £750
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From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Inspired Bronze Omega Brooch
Mordvinian, 12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Decoration to the trapezoidal plates with raised pellets and braided borders. 16 grams, 56 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Viking Age Twisted Bronze Wire Bracelet
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Penannular in form made from a single wire strand looped at one end and butted at the other. 25.4 grams, 59 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
