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LOT 1407
Viking Coiled Bronze Ring
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (11.13 grams, 23.03 mm overall, 18.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
Punched ring-and-dot decoration to the expanded central section, orderly striations of pecking over the rest of the body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Viking Age Fire Steel with Bronze Handle with Horse and Riders
10th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Shown addorsed in a stylised openwork design, central suspension loop and iron steel with crescentic profile. 27 grams, 66 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Silver Urnes Style Rattle Pendant
9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Formed from a hollow vesica-shaped silver mount which rattles when shaken, probably a horse-harness fitting; with Urnes style interlaced dragons in low relief surrounding a facing bearded mask with large staring eyes (Thor?). 67 grams, 73 mm
Formerly acquired on the German art market in the early 1980s. Previously in a European collection in the 1990s. From an important central London collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by searcher certificate no. 200377.
The last phase of Viking art is the Urnes style from about 1050-1150. The Urnes style has gracefully curved lines of different width - swelling, tapering - but always in a curve. The tendril clusters from the Ringerike style are abandoned. The Urnes style developed shortly before the middle of the 11th century. -
Large Viking Age Bronze Decorated Penannular Brooch
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Featuring square-section terminals and lentoid-section hoop decorated on the shoulders of the upper face with a pecked geometric motif. 109 grams, 10 mm wide
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
