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LOT 0321

Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900

VIKING ELABORATE SILVER-GILT TREFOIL BROOCH
9TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (17.3 grams, 58 mm).

The three arms with rounded terminals and domed outer face; the filigree interlace motif embellished with granulations and larger pellets, highly stylised dragonesque heads with slanted eyes and curled moustaches facing outwards from the end of each arm; reverse slightly concave, featuring a pin lug and catchplate, together with two articulate suspension loops. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
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.11894-206847.

LITERATURE:
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1810,1110.3, for a broadly similar example.

CONDITION
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