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LOT 1578
Viking and Saxon Artefact Group
8TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 5/8 in. (49.9 grams total, 26-40 mm).
Including a narrow beast-head strap-end, a military strap-end fragment, a stirrup mount and looped fitting. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired since the 1970s.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Viking Age Silver Double Axehead Pendant
Circa 8th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Twibil pendant with flared blades and central elliptical shaft-hole. 6.68 grams, 43 mm
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. -
Viking Age Silver Mount with Lunar Pendant
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Discoid mount with repoussé animal design, pierced for attachment of a crescent dangle. 2.65 grams, 45 mm
Property of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985. From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman. -
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Scandinavian Viking Silver Equal-Arm Brooch with Animals
Circa 8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
With flexed bow and trefoil ends, each with a granule to each lobe and incised geometric hatching, two small voids and applied bust of a bear with forepaws raised to the cheeks; central disc with hatched crown and knop finial; iron pin and catch to the underside. 64 grams, 80 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12071-213599.
The exact identity of the animals is disputed: on some examples, such as those from Birka published by Arbman, the animals have an ursine quality whereas the present ones look more like mice or squirrels.
