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LOT 1754
Viking Period Bronze Penannular Brooch Collection
CIRCA 8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 3/4 in. (39 grams total, 22-44 mm).
Including lozenge-section, ribbed and other types, most with their pins. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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Plate brooch formed as an advancing animal executed in early Oseberg Style with looped tendrils around the body; pin-lugs and catch to reverse. 8.88 grams, 50 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 search certificate number no.13091-248792.
Remarkably similar to the famous brooch from Lamøen, Vestfold, Norway, the brooch retains much of its original gilding. -
Viking Age Bronze and Silver Axehead Pendant Collection
Circa 8th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
including hooked, broad and other types, one with wire loop. 9.89 grams total, 16-32 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Scandinavian Pre-Viking Bronze Patrix Die with God and Drinking Horn
4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Modelled in the half-round, advancing figure with bent legs and holding a drinking horn. 7.62 grams, 37 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
