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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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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. -
Viking Decorated Bronze Latch Key
8th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
A bifacial latch-lifter with square openwork head, flat-section shank with a barbed finial, pierced to accept a suspension ring; three piercings to the head, two B-shaped, and a larger T-shape, scrolled centre bar; scrolled lappets above the junction with the shank, and two scaphoid depressions to each face and ring-and-dot decoration throughout. 19 grams, 90 mm
From a private UK collection formed since the 1980s. Ex property of a UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Viking Period Bronze Penannular Brooch Collection
Circa 8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Including lozenge-section, ribbed and other types, most with their pins. 39 grams total, 22-44 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
