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LOT 1786
Viking Bronze Twisted Bracelet
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (22.5 grams, 63 mm).
Penannular bracelet with looped terminals formed of round-section bars. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1786
Viking Bronze Twisted Bracelet
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Scandinavian Viking Silver Pendant with Magical Amethyst Gem
9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising a beaded wire hoop with a returned fastening, a pendant with a bell-shaped cap and a filigree cage enclosing a square-section amethyst bead grooved to accept the filigree wires. 10.29 grams, 63 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
Viking Age Bronze Pendant Hanger with Bell Drops
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a horizontal bar with ropework detailing to the obverse, two attachment loops to the reverse and suspension loop above; row of five loops to the lower edge with dangles attached: rumbler bell on coiled shank with median bead; two rumbler bells on tubular shanks; two jingles on coiled shanks. 51.5 grams, 13.7 cm
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Very Large Scandinavian Viking Silver Tau Cross Pendant
10th-12th century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Hollow-formed type with barrel-shaped suspension bar, narrow neck, trefoil plaque with two lateral piercings; applied filigree knotwork to the plaque and suspension bar, domed 'eyes' and nose at the junction with the plaque; plain reverse. 23.1 grams, 71 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 a search certificate number no.13299-256161.
Although the ornament is decorated with a traditional double-braid band, it no longer features animal ornamentation, but intertwined rings made of multi-row filigree wire. The shape of the Tau cross also finds parallels with the patrices of the Busdorf hoard (Schleswig-Holstein).
