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LOT 1550
Viking Inspired Bronze Omega-Shaped Penannular Brooch
CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (8.68 grams, 53 mm).
Of Mordvingian type; with a free-running pin and shallow engraved motifs to the plaques. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a London private collection, acquired 2006.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, p.292.
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Viking Age Silver Penannular Brooch
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
With projecting square-headed and decorated terminals, free-running pin also decorated on the head, upper face of the body gently carinated. 6.9 grams, 51 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Age Bronze Pendant Collection
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising: disc with openwork cross cerecelé in a pelletted ring; gilded with regardant beast (surface worn); gilt disc with integral loop, applied glass cabochons in cells linked by a hexagonal band; small disc with facing mask and two birds; openwork disc with gripping beast in a banded rim. 31 grams total, 19-37 mm
Acquired before 1990. Ex property of a professional collector. -
Viking Bronze Bridle Strap Junction with Beast Heads
10th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Comprising a rectangular suspension loop with D-section shank and mask below, two flanking arms each with a zoomorphic (bear?) face, one terminating in a wolf's head and the other in a bird's head; small loops below the terminals. 30 grams, 63 mm
Found Bardney, Lincolnshire, UK, in the early 1990s.
This bridle junction is decorated in the Anglo-Scandinavian Ringerike style. On each side of the central hole is an outward facing animal, their beaked heads positioned on the outer edges. The details on the face are carried out in moulded relief as well as engraving.
