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LOT 1365
Viking Silver Pendant with Expanding Cross
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (6.56 grams, 51 mm).
Executed in repoussé technique, a dome to each arm likely representing the Five Wounds of Christ, together with punched annulets and other details. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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LOT 1365
Viking Silver Pendant with Expanding Cross
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Viking Age Bronze Pendant
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Retaining its integral suspension loop, and decorated with concentric roundels composed of shallow domes. 9.29 grams, 33 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Bronze Faux Twisted Ring
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
The hoop formed from overlapping arms, the bezel with remains of slender twisted wire bands between larger faux twisted ones. 15.76 grams, 28.84 mm overall, 15.60 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Viking Bronze Borre Style Tortoise Brooch Set with Pendants
10th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
Composed of a pair of brooches with pin to the reverse; attached to each brooch is a double rosette spacer with chain extending to other tortoise brooch; from the other rosette spacer hang two more chains, one with a needle case with openwork scroll pattern above, and one with a decorated lunate pendant; mounted on a large high-quality custom-made display stand by Colin Bowles Limited. 6.75 kg total, 55 x 47.5 cm including display frame
Fine condition. Rare.
Property of a professional collector; acquired before 1990. Ex London collection since 2016. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11736-201216.
The most characteristic items of Viking women's jewellery are oval brooch pairs, sometimes called tortoise brooches due to their shape, found in many Viking Age female graves. As in this example, the tortoise brooches themselves were sometimes chained together. These chains suspended from the pair of brooches also supported utilitarian objects such as tweezers, ear spoon, scissors and a small knife, as well as amulets. Sometimes the brooches suspended strands of beads of glass, silver, amber or jet.
