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LOT 1526
Viking Period Bronze Pin Collection with Lobed Cross Finials
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 - 8 5/8 in. (196 grams total, 14-22 cm).
Together with suspension loops and including examples with pendants. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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LOT 1526
Viking Period Bronze Pin Collection with Lobed Cross Finials
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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Viking Age Decorated Silver Penannular Brooch
12th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Displaying facetted terminals displaying punched circlets, pelletted triangles and faux ropework to the body and faux ropework to the articulate pin head. 21.9 grams, 39 mm wide
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
Penannular brooches with facetted terminals were part of the famous Kostivere hoard, found in Estonia, deposited in around 1220-1230 during the wars of Estonians against the Germans and Danes. The annular brooches with animal ornament in Urnes style were considered by the archaeologists definitely Scandinavian, more specifically from Gotland. -
Viking Inspired Mordvinian Bronze Omega Brooch Pair
12th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Each with scroll motifs to the plaques. 21 grams total, 56-61 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1990-2000. From an old Suffolk collection. -
Viking Age Bronze Horse Harness Fitting Collection
11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a mixed group of cast flat-section Anglo-Scandinavian items: a D-section bar with two loops, balustered shank; a flat-section plaque with two round holes, linear border; a flat-section plaque with one rectangular and one irregular hole, linear borders and detailing. 81 grams total, 48-66 mm
Acquired in the 1970s. Ex property of a UK gentleman.
