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LOT 1763
Viking Period Silver Beads
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 5/8 in. (6.7 grams total, 10.4-14.7 mm).
Comprising: one drum-shaped with beaded ring to each end and a third between; one biconvex with beaded ring at each end and a third at the equator. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old English collection, 1980s.
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Pre-Viking Heavy Silver-Gilt Belt Mount Set
5th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Comprising: four cruciform mounts, each domed with reserved silver niello-filled interlaced cross on a billeted parcel-gilt field, mounting hole to each end, some with studs; T-shaped mount with reserved loops and bars on a billeted parcel-gilt field, loops above the vertical shank and fixing pin to angle; similar mount with ferrous remains to the hinge. 74 grams total, 41-49 mm
European art market. Acquired in Münich in 2012. European private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12289-222348. -
Viking Period Bronze Lunar Pendant
Circa 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Flat-section crescentic body with low-relief chevron decoration and integral suspension loop. 2.33 grams, 28 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Anglo-Scandinavian Urnes Style Stirrup Mount
11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Of Williams's Class A Type 10a, a heater-shaped plaque with pierced lug at the apex (broken), two piercings above the base, low-relief openwork Urnes style design with standing beast and entwined tendrils, narrow ledge to the reverse. 19.28 grams, 49 mm
Acquied on the UK art market. Private collection, Kent, UK.
