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LOT 1258
Viking Age Silver Twisted Bracelet
CIRCA 8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (49 grams, 71 mm).
A penannular silver bracelet with tapering terminals, twisted bar body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEarly 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
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A discoid silver pendant with integral loop, beaded border enclosing a low-relief image of a male facing mask between two birds embraced at the necks. 3.03 grams, 25.8 mm
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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Quatrefoil Dragon-Whorl Mount
Circa 9th-10th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
A copper-alloy mount formed as an openwork whorl composed of four central lozenges encircled by sinuous entwined dragonesque beasts, pierced at the node to accept an inset glass bead or cabochon. 9.28 grams, 32 mm
Fair condition, one edge bent, cells empty.
Found UK. Acquired in the 1990s. From a North Yorkshire private collection, UK. -
Scandinavian Viking Boar's Head Brooch Collection
7th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £635
A group of three Viking and pre-Viking boar's head brooches of different types comprising: a proto-animal-head brooch with swept profile, domed central panel and heater-shaped lateral flanges, catch to the foot; a proto-animal-head brooch decorated with domed central panel, two voids close to the upper edge, lateral conical domes to the corners, triangular snout with catch to the underside, zones of incised ornament; shallow dots and plain ears; a classic boar's head with lanceolate panels to the upper corners, rows of impressed dots, pierced at the top and hollow to accept a separate backplate with pin-lugs and catch. 42.8 grams total, 35-49 mm
Fine condition, pins absent.
UK gallery, acquired in the 2000s. Property of an English gentleman.
The brooch's origin in the late Roman crossbow brooch can be seen in the development of the final type.