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LOT 1621
Viking Age Twisted Bronze Bracelet
CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (51 grams, 77 mm).
Penannular with twisted twisted rod shank, tongue-shaped loop finials. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate European collection formed before 2000.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.XCI (18), for type.
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Fine condition.
Acquired early 2000s. East Anglia, UK, collection.
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Viking Age Silver 'Hoard' Group
Circa 10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
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Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
Disc with integral loop secured at the reverse; obverse with applied filigree Terslev ornament of three radiating looped knots and interstitial loops. 7.99 grams, 40 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12113-212333.
