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6th-8th century AD. A mixed group of bronze openwork fittings comprising: one triangular with lobe to each angle, old collect

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Lot 2133

6th-8th century AD. A mixed group of bronze openwork fittings comprising: one triangular with lobe to each angle, old collector's number' 91.420.11' to the reverse; two tongue-shaped with pierced lugs; two D-shaped with pierced lugs, old collector's numbers to the reverse '91.420.47' and '91.420.45'. Cf. Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, items II.4.2.1-7. 25 grams total, 19-29mm (3/4 - 1 1/4"). Ex Lord McAlpine collection, acquired 1991; inventory no.91.420, cat.2063; ex Sotheby's, London, UK, December 1988, lot 43. [5, No Reserve] Fine condition.

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4th-5th century AD. A large hollow-formed discoid bronze buckle plate with slotted strap curved to the underside, double-dome

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Lot 2134

4th-5th century AD. A large hollow-formed discoid bronze buckle plate with slotted strap curved to the underside, double-domed loop with slots the the inner face; faceted curved tongue with trumpet-shaped finial; three thimble-shaped studs. Cf. Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, item III.7.3.1 for type. 78 grams, 73mm (3"). Property of an East Anglia gentleman; acquired on the London art market. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

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7th-8th century AD. A bronze buckle with four opposed horse heads arching back; tear drop pattern to the centre, hook to one

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Lot 2138

7th-8th century AD. A bronze buckle with four opposed horse heads arching back; tear drop pattern to the centre, hook to one end and loop to the other. 20 grams, 45mm (1 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired from a major Mayfair gallery; acquired on the London art market before 2000. Extremely fine condition.

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5th-6th century AD. A bronze bow brooch comprising a triangular headplate with knop finial and raised triangle ornament, deep

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Lot 2139

5th-6th century AD. A bronze bow brooch comprising a triangular headplate with knop finial and raised triangle ornament, deep bow with vesica design, lozengiform footplate with raised saltire, knop finial, sprung pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Beck, H. et al. Fibel und Fibeltracht, Berlin, 2000, fig.147(5"). 9.83 grams, 63mm (2 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1995. Fine condition.

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6th-8th century AD. A mixed group of bronze strap plaques and hinges comprising: two lyre-shaped with old collector's label t

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Lot 2140

6th-8th century AD. A mixed group of bronze strap plaques and hinges comprising: two lyre-shaped with old collector's label to the reverse '91.429.29' and 91.420.22'; two D-shaped with scroll detailing; two openwork, trefoil-shaped; two openwork, D-shaped. Cf. Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, items II.4.2.1-7. 14 grams total, 14-17mm (3/4"). Ex Lord McAlpine collection, acquired 1991; inventory no.91.420, cat.2063; ex Sotheby's, London, UK, December 1988, lot 43. [8, No Reserve] Fine condition.

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6th-8th century AD. A mixed group of openwork bronze strap ends comprising: two tongue-shaped with scrolled foliage, pierced

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Lot 2141

6th-8th century AD. A mixed group of openwork bronze strap ends comprising: two tongue-shaped with scrolled foliage, pierced pairs of attachment lugs, old collector's label '91.420.34'; one similar with pierced plaque, old collector's label '91.420.8'. Cf. Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, items II.4.2.1-7. 32 grams total, 47-57mm (1 3/4 - 2 1/4"). Ex Lord McAlpine collection, acquired 1991; inventory no.91.420, cat.2063; ex Sotheby's, London, UK, December 1988, lot 43. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.

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6th-8th century AD. A mixed group of openwork bronze strap ends comprising: one tongue-shaped with scrolled foliage, pierced

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Lot 2144

6th-8th century AD. A mixed group of openwork bronze strap ends comprising: one tongue-shaped with scrolled foliage, pierced pairs of attachment lugs, old collector's label '91.420.36'; one similar with pierced plaque, old collector's label '91.420.50'; a flat-section pendant plaque, U-shaped with running zigzag. Cf. Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, items II.4.2.1-7. 26 grams total, 29-58mm (1 1/4 - 2 1/4"). Ex Lord McAlpine collection, acquired 1991; inventory no.91.420, cat.2063; ex Sotheby's, London, UK, December 1988, lot 43. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.

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6th century AD. A pair of rectangular bronze mounts comprising: a buckle plate with raised three-band Style I beast around a

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Lot 2147

6th century AD. A pair of rectangular bronze mounts comprising: a buckle plate with raised three-band Style I beast around a central rectangular cell; a raised three-band Style I beast with raised rim. Cf. buckle from Chichester grave 63 in Down, A. & Welch, M. Chichester Excavations 7: Apple Down and The Mardens, Chichester, 1990, p.68. 11 grams total, 23-30mm (1 - 1 1/4"). Property of an American collector; acquired on European art market. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.

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7th century AD. A bronze hanging bowl mount with discoid escutcheon and round-section hook terminating in a horse or beast-he

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Lot 2148

7th century AD. A bronze hanging bowl mount with discoid escutcheon and round-section hook terminating in a horse or beast-head. Ex Steinberg collection; acquired London art market, 1960s-1970s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.

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6th century AD. A large bronze cruciform bow brooch with square headplate and expanding lateral wings, each with a raised rec

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Lot 2149

6th century AD. A large bronze cruciform bow brooch with square headplate and expanding lateral wings, each with a raised rectangular panel on each edge; the lateral panels extending to integral T-shaped arms; a broad axe-head finial; the edges detailed with punched crescents; the bow short and deep with a raised central square panel; the footplate long and narrow with L-shaped lappets; the footplate terminating in a stylised horse-head terminal with raised lentoid eyes, disc nostrils and T-shaped finial; punched crescents on the lappets; to the reverse pin-lugs, ferrous remains of the pin and catchplate. Cf. a very similar brooch with slightly longer peltoid finial in MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 12.28. 85 grams, 15.5cm (6"). Found County Durham, UK. [No Reserve] Fine condition, repaired.

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7th century AD. A bronze bow brooch comprising a rectangular headplate with horizontal ribbed decoration in the upper field,

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Lot 2151

7th century AD. A bronze bow brooch comprising a rectangular headplate with horizontal ribbed decoration in the upper field, lateral cabochon mounts and a rhomboid panel above the shallow, plain bow; a central piercing to accommodate a separate disc casting with geometric ornament; the footplate a central column with ridged detailing, flanked by two opposed birds’ heads on drooping necks emerging below the bow and rejoining at the base of the column above a discoid terminal with recess for a cabochon stone or organic inlay. Cf. Smith, A. The British Museum Guide to Anglo-Saxon Antiquities, London, 1923, p.165, fig. 219; Hawkes, S.C. The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Bifrons in Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History, vol.11, Oxford, 2000, grave 41, item 4. 23 grams, 36mm (1 1/2"). From an old English collection; acquired in the early 1990s. Fine condition.

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7th-8th century AD. A gilt-bronze cruciform mount with central attachment rivet; the arms of the cross with external border a

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Lot 2153

7th-8th century AD. A gilt-bronze cruciform mount with central attachment rivet; the arms of the cross with external border and reserved intersecting lines. 2 grams, 21mm (3/4"). Found Leicestershire, UK. Mounts of this type are found in early Anglo-Saxon contexts where they have been attached to shields, baldrics, belts, horse harness and other warrior equipment. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.

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6th century AD. A bronze D-section mount or terminal comprising a D-shaped plaque with transverse ribbing, facing mask with l

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Lot 2154

6th century AD. A bronze D-section mount or terminal comprising a D-shaped plaque with transverse ribbing, facing mask with lateral scrolls; pierced to accept an attachment peg. Cf. West, S. A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998, fig.152 (3"). 9.78 grams, 29mm (1 1/4"). Found Cambridgeshire, UK. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.

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6th century AD. A very large gilt-bronze wrist-clasp with loops to the rear edge, row of five holes, billetted band, hook to

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Lot 2155

6th century AD. A very large gilt-bronze wrist-clasp with loops to the rear edge, row of five holes, billetted band, hook to the reverse; above, a triangular panel with median ribbed section and triangular finial forming an integral gusset-plate. See Hines, J. Clasps-Hektespenner-Agraffen, Stockholm, 1993, p.65. 21 grams, 76mm (3"). Acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Wrist-clasps appeared on women's costume in eastern England and Norway in the later 5th century and continued in use until the later 6th. They were used to fasten the open cuffs of women's robes. Typically, they comprise a matched pair of plates, one with a hook to the reverse at one edge and the other with a corresponding slot. Some clasps feature a third, triangular gusset plate above which strengthened the top of the slit and prevented the fabric from tearing. Examples of clasps with an integral gusset are very rare, but Hines illustrates this feature on a suite from grave 75 in the Barrington B cemetery (Cambridgeshire) - his fig.124(h"). [No Reserve] Fine condition, slightly distorted.

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6th century AD. A gilt-bronze mount fragment formed as a bird with recessed eye and hooked beak extending to a piriform plaqu

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Lot 2156

6th century AD. A gilt-bronze mount fragment formed as a bird with recessed eye and hooked beak extending to a piriform plaque with sheet silver appliqué, stud to the reverse. See discussion of animal mounts in Dickinson, T.M. Symbols of Protection: The Significance of Animal-ornamented Shields in Early Anglo-Saxon England in Medieval Archaeology vol.49, 2005. 2.58 grams, 30mm (1 1/4"). Found Cambridgeshire, UK; 2015. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

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6th-10th century AD. A pair of bronze tweezers with broad gripping surfaces and flat shanks; the suspension loop a separate w

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Lot 2157

6th-10th century AD. A pair of bronze tweezers with broad gripping surfaces and flat shanks; the suspension loop a separate wire hoop with twisted ends passing through the centre of the tweezers; the shanks decorated with parallel diagonal lines, the triangular heads with punched-point patterns within lightly incised borders. Cf. West. S. A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998, fig.45, item 6. 4.87 grams, 64mm (2 1/2"). Found East Anglia, UK. [No Reserve] Extremely fine condition.

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6th-7th century AD. A gilt-bronze bowl mount, sub-rectangular with an embossed elliptical panel below the loop, decorated wit

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Lot 2159

6th-7th century AD. A gilt-bronze bowl mount, sub-rectangular with an embossed elliptical panel below the loop, decorated with incised eye and mouth detail, the edges bear incised linear features which extend from the sides of the face onto the plate itself where they are confined within an incised border. Cf. Webster, L. & Backhouse, J. The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991, p.33. 9.56 grams, 36mm (1 1/2"). Found Norfolk, UK, before 2000. The features are reminiscent of the 'ancestral' faces on the whetstone from Sutton Hoo Mound 1 where an array of grim masks are portrayed with various permutations of full beards, 'mutton chops' and long hair radiating from the faces. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

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9th century AD. A gilt-bronze triangular fastener with reserved loop detailing, addorsed Trewhiddle Style animal-heads, hook

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Lot 2166

9th century AD. A gilt-bronze triangular fastener with reserved loop detailing, addorsed Trewhiddle Style animal-heads, hook to the apex with tip absent; pierced for attachment, reverse silvered. Cf. Read, B. Hooked-Clasps and Eyes, Langport, 2008 p.13-4 for similar. 3.57 grams, 28mm (1"). Found Yorkshire, UK. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

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6th century AD. A parcel-gilt bronze flat-section bell pendant with raised triangular panel and vertical rib, band of openwor

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Lot 2169

6th century AD. A parcel-gilt bronze flat-section bell pendant with raised triangular panel and vertical rib, band of openwork running scrolls to one edge, scrolled loop fragment above; loop and one corner absent. Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, items 25.7, 25.8. 20 grams, 59mm (2 1/4"). Found Suffolk, UK. [No Reserve] Fair condition.

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11th-12th century AD. A large bronze pin head formed as equal-armed cross, in a later restrung necklace comprising of tubular

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Lot 2174

11th-12th century AD. A large bronze pin head formed as equal-armed cross, in a later restrung necklace comprising of tubular mosaic glass beads, one large silver globular bead; Eastern European workmanship. Cf. Kolchin, B.A., Yanin, V.L., Yamshikov, S.V. Drevnij Novgorod. Prikladnoe iskusstvo i archeologiya, 1985, Moscow, plate 76, item 138. 101 grams, necklace: 38cm, pendant: 10cm (15, 4"). Property of an American collector; acquired on European art market. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

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9th-10th century AD. A complete ensemble of two pierced plate tinned bronze brooches and their decorative chain attachments;

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Lot 2176

9th-10th century AD. A complete ensemble of two pierced plate tinned bronze brooches and their decorative chain attachments; the brooches tinned, with a pierced rectangular headplate and pierced expanding triangular footplate, to the reverse of each a spiral fitting to secure the ends of a pair of finely-wrought chains formed from double-links, of unequal length in order to allow the outer chain to hang below and parallel to the inner. Cf. Lehtosalo-Hilander, P-L., Luistari (Finland), A History of Weapons and Ornaments, grave 1260; plate 57, item 7. 170 grams, 71.5cm total; brooches: 61mm each (16 1/4"). From an important British collection; acquired 1990s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition, complete and with both pins intact. Very rare.

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9th century AD. A gilt-bronze tongue-shaped convex plaque with two pierced lugs to the underside; the upper face with applied

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Lot 2178

9th century AD. A gilt-bronze tongue-shaped convex plaque with two pierced lugs to the underside; the upper face with applied silver plates forming a stylised animal-head. See facing mask on the Danish Aarhus runestone in Jesch, J. Ships and Men in the Late Viking Age: The Vocabulary of Runic Inscriptions and Skaldic Verse, Woodbridge, 2001. 7.09 grams, 28mm (1"). Property of a gentleman, acquired in 1999 by descent; formerly in a 19th century collection. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

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10th-12th century AD. A bronze penannular bracelet with flared ends ornamented with incised basketwork and punched roundel mo

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Lot 2183

10th-12th century AD. A bronze penannular bracelet with flared ends ornamented with incised basketwork and punched roundel motifs, linear bands to the ends. 29 grams, 79mm (3"). Property of an English gentleman; acquired in the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fair condition.

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9th-10th century AD. A bronze bird, possibly a duck, with plaque and loop to the reverse, pierced with attachment rivet; the

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Lot 2185

9th-10th century AD. A bronze bird, possibly a duck, with plaque and loop to the reverse, pierced with attachment rivet; the neck with lappet to the spine. 7.20 grams, 24mm (1"). Acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

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9th-12th century AD. A mixed group of bronze jungles comprising: one domed with ribbed shank and loop; two tapering with roun

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Lot 2189

9th-12th century AD. A mixed group of bronze jungles comprising: one domed with ribbed shank and loop; two tapering with round-section loop; eight similar with openwork panels to the body. 45 grams total, 21-38mm (3/4 - 1 1/2"). Property of an Essex gentleman; acquired on the UK art market. [11, No Reserve] Mainly fine condition.

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11th century AD. A mixed group of bronze stirrup mounts comprising: two of Williams's Class A Type 8 with ledge to the revers

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Lot 2191

11th century AD. A mixed group of bronze stirrup mounts comprising: two of Williams's Class A Type 8 with ledge to the reverse, two lateral knops to the lower edge; one of Class A Type 1 with niello-inlaid serpent to the plaque; one of Class B Type 1 with openwork plaque, high-relief beast-head and pierced ledge. 86 grams total, 38-48mm (1 1/2 - 2"). Found Suffolk, UK. [4, No Reserve] Mainly fine condition.

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9th-10th century AD. A bronze Borre style brooch with rosette pattern of stylised zoomorphic forms; remains of pin to the bac

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Lot 2192

9th-10th century AD. A bronze Borre style brooch with rosette pattern of stylised zoomorphic forms; remains of pin to the back. 13.54 grams, 31mm (1 1/4"). Property of a Dutch collector; acquired on the continental art market. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

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8th-11th century AD. A group of bronze belt fittings consisting of: a strap end with chevron pattern to body and animal head

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Lot 2196

8th-11th century AD. A group of bronze belt fittings consisting of: a strap end with chevron pattern to body and animal head terminal, pierced at the end; two Baltic heater-shaped plaque with pelletted border, central trefoil motif and three studs to the back; an iron openwork fitting with trefoil scrolls to the ends and four circles to the centre. 34 grams total, 19-66mm (3/4 - 2 1/2"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1990s. [4] Fine condition.

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10th-11th century AD. A large bronze cross with expanding shoulders and bifacial decoration, each arm finished with scrolls,

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Lot 2198

10th-11th century AD. A large bronze cross with expanding shoulders and bifacial decoration, each arm finished with scrolls, a pellet to the centre; attachment loop above with a ring. Cf. Kutasov, S.N. and Seleznjov, A.B. Natelneyje Kresty, Krestovkliuchennye i Krestovidnye Podveski X-XIV Vekov, Moscow, 2010, items 52-58. 8.41 grams, 49mm (2"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. Very fine condition.

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10th-11th century AD. A bronze cross with expanding shoulders and roped decoration to the body, each arm finished with scroll

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Lot 2199

10th-11th century AD. A bronze cross with expanding shoulders and roped decoration to the body, each arm finished with scrolls, a raised pellet to the centre; attachment loop above with a ring. Cf. Kutasov, S.N. and Seleznjov, A.B. Natelneyje Kresty, Krestovkliuchennye i Krestovidnye Podveski X-XIV Vekov, Moscow, 2010, items 52-58. 5.42 grams, 41mm (1 1/2"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. Extremely fine condition.

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9th-11th century AD. A flat bronze pendant formed as a claw or fang with stamped 'sun' decoration, pierced above with suspens

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Lot 2201

9th-11th century AD. A flat bronze pendant formed as a claw or fang with stamped 'sun' decoration, pierced above with suspension ring. 7.48 grams, 35mm (1 1/4"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. Very fine condition.

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9th-11th century AD. A mixed group comprising: three graduated bronze polyhedral trade weights; eight graduated bronze barrel

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Lot 2202

9th-11th century AD. A mixed group comprising: three graduated bronze polyhedral trade weights; eight graduated bronze barrel-shaped trade weights and three similar in lead; a square-section silver ingot with five transverse cuts; a flat-section elliptical ingot and a fragment of one similar; a silver dirhem pierced in two places; three complete silver coins; seven silver coin halves and thirteen smaller fragments. See Hårdh, B. Silver in the Viking Age. A Regional-Economic Study, Acta Archaeologica Lundensia no.25, Stockholm, 1996 for discussion of hack-silver and trade. 658 grams total, 4-28mm (1/4 - 1"). From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent. [41, No Reserve] Fine condition.

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9th-12th century AD. A flat-section bronze penannular bracelet with vertical segments, punched-point hatching and chevrons.

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Lot 2207

9th-12th century AD. A flat-section bronze penannular bracelet with vertical segments, punched-point hatching and chevrons. 67 grams, 67mm (2 3/4"). Ex Bradley collection; Wolverhampton, UK; acquired on the UK art market. Very fine condition.

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8th-11th century AD. A bronze round section bracelet with twist pattern; flattened to one side and engraved with series of li

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Lot 2211

8th-11th century AD. A bronze round section bracelet with twist pattern; flattened to one side and engraved with series of lines. 28 grams, 80mm (3 1/4"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

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8th-12th century AD. A group of thirteen bronze rings, round-section expanding hoops of twisted rods fused together at the re

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Lot 2213

8th-12th century AD. A group of thirteen bronze rings, round-section expanding hoops of twisted rods fused together at the reverse, one of plaited bronze wires. 33 grams total, 17.88mm-25.11mm overall, 13.85-21.26mm internal diameter (1/2 - 1"). Property of a German gentleman; acquired on the European art market in the 1990s. [13, No Reserve] Fine condition.

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9th-11th century AD. A bronze plumb bob weight in the form of an irregular shaped orb bound on two sides with cross shape wit

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Lot 2215

9th-11th century AD. A bronze plumb bob weight in the form of an irregular shaped orb bound on two sides with cross shape with series of raised dots along each arm; textured surface in each panel; suspension ring to the top. 127 grams, 60mm (2 1/4"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.

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9th-12th century AD. A mixed group of bronze jingles comprising: five conical with integral loop; five similar with openwork

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Lot 2217

9th-12th century AD. A mixed group of bronze jingles comprising: five conical with integral loop; five similar with openwork decorative band; one larger with carinated profile, wire loop for attachment of the clapper. 53 grams total, 20-41mm (3/4 - 1 3/4"). Property of an Essex gentleman; acquired on the UK art market. [11, No Reserve] Fine condition.

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10th-13th century AD. A bronze plumb-bob or steelyard weight, piriform with pierced trefoil finial, scrolled foliage detail t

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Lot 2218

10th-13th century AD. A bronze plumb-bob or steelyard weight, piriform with pierced trefoil finial, scrolled foliage detail to the two broad faces. 93 grams, 60mm (2 1/4"). Property of a German gentleman; acquired on the European art market in the 1990s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.

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9th-11th century AD. A bronze comb pendant with rows of triangular teeth and openwork top with arched ends in the form of sty

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Lot 2219

9th-11th century AD. A bronze comb pendant with rows of triangular teeth and openwork top with arched ends in the form of stylised horse heads. 10 grams, 65mm (2 1/2"). Acquired on the German art market in the 1990s. [No Reserve] Extremely fine condition.

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8th-11th century AD. A group of four bronze items consisting of: a Perun axe pendant with a long slicing blade and recurved h

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Lot 2220

8th-11th century AD. A group of four bronze items consisting of: a Perun axe pendant with a long slicing blade and recurved horns to the inner edges; punched motif to the neck and blade; an openwork roundel with cross pattern with engraved decoration to both sides; a drum-shaped weight with punched dot decoration to both sides; a bronze pendant in the form of a standing bird with cross on back, suspension loop to the top. 46 grams, 16-52mm (1/2 - 2"). From an old German collection, formed in the 1990s. [4, No Reserve] Fine condition.

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10th-12th century AD. A bronze Riddarholmen-type pendant with Borre-style beast and integral suspension loop; the openwork pl

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Lot 2223

10th-12th century AD. A bronze Riddarholmen-type pendant with Borre-style beast and integral suspension loop; the openwork plaque with three-band border and four florid panels, internal stylised zoomorphic beast with hatched panel to the hip, gripping hands to the body and border, facing mask below the loop with pellet eyes. Cf. Korshyn, V.E. Yazicheskiye Priveski Drevniye Rusi X-XIV Vekov, Moscow, 2013, items K.2.01-03. 6.36 grams, 28mm (1"). From an old German collection, formed in the 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

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9th-12th century AD. A bronze ring brooch with ridged body, ends in the form of opposed dragon heads with open mouths; pin co

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Lot 2227

9th-12th century AD. A bronze ring brooch with ridged body, ends in the form of opposed dragon heads with open mouths; pin coiled around body. 4 grams, 23mm (3/4"). From an old German collection, formed in the 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

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9th-12th century AD. A group of mixed bronze items consisting of forty seven bronze belt mounts and fittings, many decorated

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Lot 2232

9th-12th century AD. A group of mixed bronze items consisting of forty seven bronze belt mounts and fittings, many decorated with interlaced plant and animal motifs, as well as a ring and spur. 169 grams,16-43mm (3/4 - 1 1/2"). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. [47, No Reserve] Fine condition.

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9th-12th century AD. A bronze firesteel with openwork pattern to the body with two beasts rearing up a triangular motif to th

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Lot 2234

9th-12th century AD. A bronze firesteel with openwork pattern to the body with two beasts rearing up a triangular motif to the centre; trilobed to the bottom and with fitted iron blade. Cf. Arbman, H. Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.144; and Sedov, B.B.Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.XC, item 20. 37 grams, 57mm (2 1/4"). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

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9th-11th century AD. A bronze strap junction in the form of a openwork roundel with horned head of Odin with plaited beard; r

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Lot 2235

9th-11th century AD. A bronze strap junction in the form of a openwork roundel with horned head of Odin with plaited beard; ravens to either side of the head in panels. Cf. Thunmark-Nylén, L. Die Wikingerzeit Gotlands II: Typentafeln, Stockholm, 1998, plate 137, items 1-5. 9 grams, 37mm (1 1/2"). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

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9th-12th century AD. A bronze pendant in the form of a dome-shaped plaque with integral suspension loop to the top, border de

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Lot 2236

9th-12th century AD. A bronze pendant in the form of a dome-shaped plaque with integral suspension loop to the top, border decorated with two rows od dots, centre with interlace pattern, to the bottom two panels with interlinked triangles; to the bottom and side circular suspension loops with bells attached, those to the bottom with triangular connectors with central boss and two further suspension loops. Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, pl.XVII, item 1. 74 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

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9th-12th century AD. A pair of bronze penannular brooches, one miniature with polyhedral terminals; the other with projecting

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Lot 2241

9th-12th century AD. A pair of bronze penannular brooches, one miniature with polyhedral terminals; the other with projecting poppy head finials. Cf. Thunmark-Nylén, L. Die Wikingerzeit Gotlands I.: Abbildungen der Graubfunde, Stockholm, 1992, fig. 101, item 1. 70 grams, 28-62mm (1 1/4 - 2 1/2"). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.

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9th-12th century AD. A pair of bronze rings, one with openwork ends coiled round to the bezel; both with punched triangle dec

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Lot 2242

9th-12th century AD. A pair of bronze rings, one with openwork ends coiled round to the bezel; both with punched triangle decoration to the bezels. Cf. Sedova, M. V. Yuvelirniye izdeliya Drevnego Novgoroda X-XV vv, Moscow, 1981, page 129, fig. 46, item 5. 5 grams total, 20.60-23.89mm overall, 19.82mm-21.54mm internal diameter (3/4 - 1"). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.

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10th-12th century AD. A bronze axe pendant with winged socket, triangular blade and lobe to the inner edge; one side of blade

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Lot 2246

10th-12th century AD. A bronze axe pendant with winged socket, triangular blade and lobe to the inner edge; one side of blade with horse, to the other scrolling plant motif. Cf. Korshun, V.E. Yazcheskye Priveski Drevnei Rusi X-XIV Vekov, volume I, Moscow, 2012, items D.1.02-06 12 grams, 55mm (2 1/4"). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. Fine condition.

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10th-12th century AD. A bronze pendant in the form of an equal-armed cross with three lobes to the end of each arm, elongated

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Lot 2247

10th-12th century AD. A bronze pendant in the form of an equal-armed cross with three lobes to the end of each arm, elongated teardrop pattern to the arms and roundel to the centre; integral suspension ring to the top with bronze ring with ends wrapped around hoop. Cf. Arbman, H. Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.111, items 4-11; and Kolchin, B.A. and Makarova, T.I. Drevnyaya Rus', Byt i kultura, Moscow, 1997, pl.103, items 12-13. 6 grams, 50mm (2"). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

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9th-12th century AD. A restrung necklace of long bronze beads, consisting of tubular, coiled wire and lobed tubular beads, tw

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Lot 2249

9th-12th century AD. A restrung necklace of long bronze beads, consisting of tubular, coiled wire and lobed tubular beads, two ceramic beads with one openwork bead; bells bronze miniature bells between beads. 155 grams, 60cm (24"). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

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9th-12th century AD. A bronze key with openwork handle with ring through and two bells and a spear-shaped amulet suspended. C

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Lot 2252

9th-12th century AD. A bronze key with openwork handle with ring through and two bells and a spear-shaped amulet suspended. Cf. Korshun, V.E. Yazcheskye Priveski Drevnei Rusi X-XIV Vekov, v.I, Moscow, 2012, item D.6.06. 15 grams, 88mm (3 1/2"). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

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9th-12th century AD. A pair of bronze penannular brooches with scrolled ends and pin wrapped around body; chain attached to b

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Lot 2253

9th-12th century AD. A pair of bronze penannular brooches with scrolled ends and pin wrapped around body; chain attached to both brooches and with central equal-armed cross with lobed ends and integral suspension loop; two discoid pendants with equal armed cross motif. Cf. Arbman, H. Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.51, items 1-3; Kutasov, S.N., Seleznyov, A.B. Natelniye kresti, krestovcliuchyonniye i krestovidniye podveski X-XV vekov, Moscow, 2010, p.78, items 71-72; Lehtosalo-Hilander, P-L., Luistari II The Artefacts, Helsinki, 1982, p.113; Ewing, T. Viking Clothing, Stroud, 2007, p.39, fig.3. 43 grams, 26cm (10"). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

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8th-10th century AD. A bronze buckle with D-shaped loop in the form of two opposed dragon heads, pin to the back of the frame

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Lot 2254

8th-10th century AD. A bronze buckle with D-shaped loop in the form of two opposed dragon heads, pin to the back of the frame; belt plate hinged to the loop with three bosses to the top. 35 grams, 50mm (2"). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

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9th-12th century AD. A pair of bronze pins, one with square section body, the other with twisted body; both with scrolled S-l

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Lot 2255

9th-12th century AD. A pair of bronze pins, one with square section body, the other with twisted body; both with scrolled S-link chains to the suspension loop. 20 grams, 11.5-16cm (4 1/2 - 6 1/4"). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.

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9th-11th century AD. A large flat-section bronze openwork mount of a horse and rider with saddle and bridle. 8.18 grams, 45

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Lot 2256

9th-11th century AD. A large flat-section bronze openwork mount of a horse and rider with saddle and bridle. 8.18 grams, 45mm (1 3/4"). Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

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9th-12th century AD. A bronze mount of a horseman modelled in the half-round with bow and drawn arrow. 4.72 grams, 33mm (1

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Lot 2257

9th-12th century AD. A bronze mount of a horseman modelled in the half-round with bow and drawn arrow. 4.72 grams, 33mm (1 1/4"). Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

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10th-13th century AD. A pair of bronze dress pins comprising: one with square-section twisted shank, pierced plate with cocke

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Lot 2258

10th-13th century AD. A pair of bronze dress pins comprising: one with square-section twisted shank, pierced plate with cockerel above, lateral scrolls with attached chains with duck-foot dangles; one similar with loop finial and twisted hop, one duck-foot dangle and a flat-section key with lozengiform bow, pierced bit. 39 grams total, 14-15.5cm (5 1/2 - 6"). Property of a German gentleman; acquired on the European art market in the 1990s. [No Reserve, 2] Very fine condition, cleaned and conserved.

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10th-11th century AD. A mixed group of bronze dress pins comprising: one with D-shaped plaque finial; one with ribbed loop an

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Lot 2259

10th-11th century AD. A mixed group of bronze dress pins comprising: one with D-shaped plaque finial; one with ribbed loop and scrolled wire finial; one with flat loop and beaded wire ring; one with knop finial; two with facetted finial and hinged ring. Cf. Fanning, T. Viking Age Ringed Pins from Dublin, Dublin, 1994, fig. 23-6, 96-7. 58 grams total, 6-18.5cm (2 1/2 - 7 1/4"). Ex Kent collection; acquired London, 1970s. [6] Fine condition.

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7th-8th century AD. A detailed gilt bronze plate brooch comprising a billeted flange and hemispherical boss with six running

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Lot 2262

7th-8th century AD. A detailed gilt bronze plate brooch comprising a billeted flange and hemispherical boss with six running scroll motifs executed in three-line bands, hexafoil plate with central knop; stud passing through the boss and pined onto the underside; hinge and catchplate to the reverse. Cf. Youngs, S. (ed.) The Work of Angels. Masterpieces of Celtic Metalwork, 6th-9th centuries AD, London, 1989, items 140, 183, 189. 14 grams, 24mm (1"). Found Leicestershire, UK, in the 1930s. The running scroll design is typical of Irish metalwork of the 6th-9th century and the brooch's overall profile is similar to the Steeple Bumpstead (Essex) decorative boss, of 8th century date. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

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