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LOT 0335
Visigothic Silver Bow-Brooch and Other Items Group
5TH CENTURY A.D.
2 - 5 3/4 in. (132 grams total, 5.1-14.6 cm).
Comprising: matched pair of silver bow brooches, each a D-shaped headplate with lateral posts and knop finials, C-shaped bow with rosette to each end and cross below, tongue-shaped footplate, two transverse bars to reverse of headplate, spring and pin, catch below; matched pair of smaller bow brooches each with triangular headplate and radiating knops, carinated bow, tongue-shaped footplate, remains of ferrous spring and catch to the reverse; dress pin with biconvex fluted head; tweezers with pointillé band to each arm. [6]
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection since the late 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12143-218210.
Cf. Menghin, W., The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, item IX.6.9, for larger type.
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LOT 0335
Visigothic Silver Bow-Brooch and Other Items Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
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Migration Period Gold Ring with Inscribed Silver Inlay
Italy, 5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Round-section hoop with applied granule trefoil to each shoulder, ellipsoid bezel with beaded wire collar, stepped cell, inset silver plaque with niello-filled design of a stylised portrait bust with legend above '+MISI[T]'; inked legend to reverse 'f20' and old Christie's tag. 8.50 grams, 23.40 mm overall, 19.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
with Christies, sale 3498, 11 December 2014, lot 291. Accompanied by an original Christie's lot tag. -
Merovingian Bronze Harness Buckle with Gold and Garnet Inlays
5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,500
Comprising: ellipsoid loop with hollow reverse; tongue with discoid shield, curved over the forward edge of the loop; rectangular plate with five rectangular segments, each set with two triangular glass cloisons flanking a discoid cabochon, with roundel detailing to the end of each row and three more at the outer end of the plate; slightly domed disc with sheet-gold surface, to the outer edge a series of inset triangular garnet cloison, repoussé segmented band enclosing four roundels with interstitial gammadions, central stepped dome with banded agate cabochon to the centre, hinge knuckles to the outer edge. 169 grams, 17.5 cm
From the collection of Adolphe Stoclet, 1871-1949. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12138-217045.
The buckle plate is long and narrow and the loop is proportionate in size, but the inset glass elements have suffered from abrasion and usage wear. Normally, the buckle plate would have four pierced attachment lugs to the reverse, but the reverse of this plate is plain. The large gold-covered panel resembles a phalera or harness fitting rather than a belt-buckle fitting. On this basis, it is suggested that the item is likely a marriage of a belt-buckle with a harness fitting. -
Dark Age Bronze Ring with Two Figures and Cross
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising a penannular shank and square plaque, pointillé bands to the shoulders, two linear figures holding a cross in their conjoined hands; possibly matrimonial. 11.14 grams, 25.70 mm overall, 21.03 mm internal diameter (approximate size British X, USA 11 1/2, Europe 26.29, Japan 25)
Acquired from Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK, 2010. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
