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Lot 350
A pair of Chinese cast bronze figuresOne modelled as a guard holding a spear, the other as a court dignitary, both standing on integral plinth bases. The figures 18 cm high. (2) CONDITION REPORTS: Both generally good condition, expected wear, figures slightly loose on bases, some slight rubbing to patination.
Lot 473
A 19th century French gilt bronze mounted mantel clockOf lyre form, the circular dial with Roman numerals and twin winding aperture, surmounted with a scroll cast pediment with mask centred starburst. 54.5 cm high. CONDITION REPORTS: Some gilt wear/loss, small veneer loss, wear to dial, general wear.
Lot 333
11th century AD. A bronze stirrup mount of Class A Type 1, with high-relief Ringerike style tendril design, three holes to accept fixing rivets, ledge to the reverse. Cf. Williams, D. Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, item 27. 28 grams, 50mm (2"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1970s; found Humberside, UK. Very fine condition.
Lot 334
11th century AD. A bronze stirrup mount with bear's head mask modelled in the half-round, shallow rear ledge with two attachment holes; William's Group 10, type 4. Cf. Williams, D. Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, item 460. 29 grams, 41mm (2 3/4"). From an old North Country collection; formed between 1970-2000. Very fine condition.
Lot 336
9th-11th century AD. A bronze mount, possibly from a helmet, with domed and curved plaque, herringbone detailing, beast-head modelled in the round with mane and scroll finial, lappet from chin to chest forming a loop; pierced at the lower edge for attachment. 7.28 grams, 29mm (1 1/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1970s; found Humberside, UK. Very fine condition. Extremely rare.
Lot 337
6th century AD. A flat-section bronze appliqué of a bird of prey with trapezoidal tail, curved beak connected to the talons; two lugs to the reverse. Cf. Nice, A. Revue Archéologique de Picardie: La Nécropole Mérovingienne de Goudelancourt-lès-Pierrepont (Aisne), Senlis, 2008, item 249 for a similar purse-mount. 8.39 grams, 48mm (2"). From an old North Country collection; formed between 1970-2000; found near Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, UK. Fine condition.
Lot 341
10th-11th century AD. A bronze punch die formed as a sturdy column with raised facial features on one end and a spread and flattened surface at the other; the face D-shaped with one elliptical and one circular eye, U-shaped nose, elliptical mouth and radiating lines for the beard and hair. Hammond, B. British Artefacts vol.2 - Middle Saxon & Viking, Witham, 2010 p.14. 46 grams, 31mm (1 1/4"). Property of a Dutch collector; acquired from TimeLine Originals, in 2011; found 'Ainsbrook', UK. The die, bearing a positive impression, may have been used to decorate thin metal sheets. The item was found with the Ainsbrook Hoard, a collection of mainly 10th century metalwork probably part of the stock of a Viking merchant with links to both Scandinavia and Ireland. The face may represent the god Þórr (Thor) who was the patron of farmers, artisans and traders and was usually represented as a powerful male with a prominent beard. Fine condition. Extremely rare.
Lot 342
6th-7th century AD. A bronze buckle with plaque comprising: a D-section loop with radiating segmentation; a tapering D-section tongue with tip curved over the loop; rectangular plaque with cloisonné garnets in concentric rings and panels. Cf. Heynoswki, R. Bestimmungsbuch Archaeologie: Gürtel, Munich, 2017, item 8.4 for type. 54 grams, 77mm (3"). Property of a European gentleman living in the UK; formerly in a private collection formed in the 1990s. Fair condition; some cloisons absent.
Lot 343
11th-12th century AD. A bronze openwork roundel with equal-armed cross to the centre decorated to both sides with dot pattern to body of cross, recess to the centre for inlay; projections to each arm with smaller roundel with equal-armed cross; circular border with double row of dot motif. 29 grams, 46mm (1 3/4"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. Extremely fine condition.
Lot 344
9th-10th century AD. A knife with single-edged swept blade, bronze handle with low-relief Jellinge Style interlaced ornament to sides and end-cap. Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, plate XII, item 9, plate X, item 22. 81 grams, 17cm (6 3/4"). Property of a professional collector; acquired before 1990. [No Reserve] Fine condition. Professionally cleaned and conserved.
Lot 377
3rd-5th century AD. A bronze mount of a standing male and a female, each with one hand extending across the body touching each other's genitals; hollow to the reverse. For the gesture and design see Oldtidens Ansigt, Det kongelige Nordiske Oldskiftselska og Jysk Arkaeologist Selskab, 1990, p.134, 138. 10 grams, 45mm (1 3/4"). Property of a European collector; acquired before 2000. Supplied with a positive X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate. A parallel to the style and pose of this 'couple' can be seen on several small bronzes inspired by Roman statuettes representing gods. However, similar bronze statues were already known in Scandinavia since the Bronze Age and were most likely of a ritual significance. The specific crossed hand on a chest is a puzzling symbol, possibly symbolising a gesture of a specific god, ritual act or blessing. Another similarity can be observed on rock art in Scandinavia, especially the image of a 'divine couple', a strong motif known from the late Iron Age depicted on many golden sheets called guldgubbers. Several scholars argue that this image represents the marriage of god Frey and giantess Gerd; however, it may also represent a union of Freyr with his sister Freya. From later sources, it is known that the Vanir, an ancient race of gods, had a custom to marry or have intercourse with their siblings. Njord, the father of Freyr and Freya, was from this tribe, and sources suggest that they were conceived with his sister-wife. She might have been the mysterious Suebi goddess Nerthus, which Roman historian Tacitus wrote about in Germania. Her statue was kept in a sacred grove on an unknown island, drawn in a holy cart and only priests could touch her. Everywhere the goddess came she was met with celebration of peace and hospitality. After she returned to the temple, everything was washed by slaves, who were drowned short after. Her connection with fertility, peace, and water, definitely points to the Vanir race; and she shares several similarities with the later worshipping of Frey. This mount probably represents either Njord and Nerthus, or Freyr and Freya, and may had been used as a votive offering or worn as an amulet to invoke the fertile powers of those gods. [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] Very fine condition.
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