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LOT 0310
Visigothic Bronze Lyre-Shaped Buckle Plate
7TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/4 in. (148 grams total, 14.5 cm high including stand).
Formed in the shape of a stylised horse’s head, or as a tongue-shaped buckle plate with decorative moulded panels, the moulded panels enlivened with a finely detailed incised scroll motif and bordered with beading; four complete and one partially damaged vertical loops on the reverse, along with one surviving vertical loop on the end; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceUK collection, acquired 1970s-1990s.
LiteratureSee a similar example in K. R. Brown, D. Kidd, and C. T. Little (ed.), From Attila to Charlemagne: Arts of the Early Medieval Period in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and New Haven, 2000, p. 196, 356, fig. 17.10; another close parallel was sold at Christie's, London, 10 July 1974, lot 129.
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LOT 0310
Visigothic Bronze Lyre-Shaped Buckle Plate
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£300 (EUR 348; USD 405) +BP*
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Visigothic Bronze Lyre-Shaped Buckle Plate
7th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Formed in the shape of a stylised horse’s head, or as a tongue-shaped buckle plate with decorative moulded panels, the moulded panels enlivened with a finely detailed incised scroll motif and bordered with beading; four complete and one partially damaged vertical loops on the reverse, along with one surviving vertical loop on the end; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 148 grams total, 14.5 cm high including stand
UK collection, acquired 1970s-1990s. -
Visigothic Bronze Eagle Pendant with Garnets
Circa 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising a bronze backing plate with three attachment loops and cellwork to the obverse including inlaid garnet cloisons to the neck and body, with a cabochon at the centre of the chest and domed rivet-heads corresponding to the loops on the reverse. 35.29 grams, 68 mm
Important Medieval works of art from the collection of the late Ernst Boehlen, Adolphe Stoclet (1871-1949), Palais Stoclet, Brussels, acquired in 1931; thence by descent. Sotheby's London, 3 July 2018, no.1. Acquired by Dr Ernst Boehlen, Bern. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13475-262837.
The style of the piece is Visigothic; possibly a saddle applique, similar to the examples found at Apahida in Romania from the 5th century. -
Slavic Stone Idol Figure
7th-9th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a flat-section body of a naked man with an ovoid face, marked eyes, a T-shaped nose, the arms along the sides, and angular characters to the lower body. 8.96 grams, 44 mm
From a private collection formed in the 1960s. Acquired at auction in the UK.
