Viking Period Silver Jewellery Group

A pair of child-sized silver bracelets, each composed of a tapering, roughly round-section body and overlapping arms coiled around the opposite shoulder forming an openwork bezel. 21.9 grams total, 49-50 mm



Early 1990s London collection. Acquired on the UK art market. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.

A suite of bronze and iron fittings for a display belt including a buckle with openwork plate, tongue-shaped end, rectangular repoussé mounts, some with slots to the lower edge to accept a strap to mount a purse, knife or other item, strap-distributor with circular central element and three attachment mounts. 130 grams total, 17-97 mm



Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector.

A bronze female garniture comprising: two tortoise brooches each with pin-bar and catch to the reverse, one with remains of fabric; two D-shaped openwork chatelaines with scroll detailing and loops to the lower edge; chains of varying length supporting utensils including a small hone or whetstone, a crotal bell, a firesteel formed as a steel arc in a bronze frame with horse-head finials, a cosmetic scoop, an equal-arm brooch, a second chatelain with chains and bell-shaped pendants, a model knife-sheath, a latch-lifter with pierced-disc finial, another crotal bell; the two groups linked by a longer chain of larger links. 571 grams total, 8.2-33.5 cm



Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11648-198857.