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LOT 1453

Viking Bronze Trefoil Brooch

9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.

1 5/8 in. (6.28 grams, 42 mm).

Decorated with frond detailing to each of the three radiating arms, bilinear frame and central triangular panel; remains of catch and pin-lug to the reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

Literature

Cf. Hammond B. M., British Artefacts Volume 2 - Middle Saxon and Viking, Witham, 2010, p.44, item 1.1.5-b; and cf. Hammond, A.B., Benet's Artefacts of England & the united Kingdom, Fourth Edition, 2021, p.500, VO7-0201.

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LOT 1453

Viking Bronze Trefoil Brooch

Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)

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