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Lot 495
9th-14th century AD. A mixed group of bronze cross pendants comprising: one cross potent with annulet motifs; three crosses trefoil; two lobed crosses with piriform plaques; one stepped cross plaque from a reliquary. 24 grams, 32-36mm (1 1/4 - 1 1/2"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. [7, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 496
8th-12th century AD. A mixed group of bronze cruciform pendants comprising: three crosses potent with pellets to the centre, seven with knop finials and central square, five with knop finials. 26 grams total, 23-31mm (1 - 1 1/4"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. [15, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 499
8th-12th century AD. A bronze convex mount of a sitting beast in profile with rear leg folded beneath the body, tail coiled around the back; circular hole to the side of the mouth to accept a ring (?), similar holes to the front of the mouth and top of the head. 73 grams, 63mm (2 1/2"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Lot 508
6th-10th century AD. A rectangular bronze seal box face panel with inlaid silver christogram, alpha and omega flanking; three holes to the underside. For a coin weight with similar design see Weber, K. Byzantinische Münzgewichte: Materialkorpus für 1-Nomisma-Gewichte, Schwelm, 2009, p.53. 8.97 grams, 20mm (3/4"). Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. Fine condition. Rare.
Lot 541
6th-7th century AD. A gilt-bronze button brooch of Class Bi with pin-lug and catchplate to the reverse; gilding to the upper surface virtually complete and the rim whole; central motif a chip-carved helmetted face within a circular frame, brow-band and cheek-plates clearly modelled. Cf. Avent, R. & Evison, V.I. Anglo-Saxon Button Brooches in Archaeologia, vol.CVII, 1982 item 12.1. 6.34 grams, 19mm (3/4"). From an Essex collection, found Wiltshire, UK. Extremely fine condition.
Lot 558
8th century AD. A convex gilt-bronze mount comprising a chip-carved plaque and beast-head finial; the plaque rectangular with a median panel of regular interlace, flange borders with a row of fine punched triangles and holes for attachment; the beast-head with segmented oval ears, chamfered lateral edges and keeled snout, raised nostrils to the lower edge, rows of fine triangular punchmarks to the top of the head below and above the ears, fine incised concentric curves radiating from below the eyes along the snout; both ears and one eye set with a small glass domed stud, the other eye opened out. Cf. Hammond, B. British Artefacts vol.2 - Middle Saxon & Viking, Witham, 2010, item 1.6-g with interlace panel, 1.6-i with concentric lines below the eyes and raised nostrils; Webster, L. & Backhouse, J. The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991, item 47. The mount belongs to a class of Irish or Irish-inspired beast-head mounts from Anglo-Saxon England in 8th century contexts. A facing beast-head with similar features appears on the Coppergate helmet (Webster & Backhouse, 1991, item 47) where it connects the gilt-bronze crest to the arched brows. It is probable that this Irish influence can be directly related to the close connections between the English church and Irish missionaries, although the artistic influence operated in both directions and created a characteristic Insular Style of decoration which appears on both sides of the Irish Sea and also in European contexts. The tiny scale of execution and the fineness of the detailing are difficult to reproduce photographically and must have been almost invisible to contemporary casual observers. 11 grams, 43mm (1 3/4"). Found near Thetford, Norfolk, UK. Fine condition.
Lot 561
10th-12th century AD. A bronze harness pendant mount, elliptical in plan with beaded border, two attachment holes and loops below; to the centre of the mount a stylised beast facing back with raised tail and regardant head. 8.22 grams, 37mm (1 1/2"). From an old English collection; acquired in the 1980s. Fine condition. Rare.
Lot 562
6th century AD. A bronze flat-section pendant with two suspension loops, arched upper edges forming the brow of a male face with raised pellet eyes, raised nose and cheeks, volute-scroll moustache. Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 25.9. 16 grams, 37mm (1 1/2"). Property of a London collector, acquired before 1980. Very fine condition.
Lot 564
6th-7th century AD. A gilt-bronze cruciform shield or casket mount, each arm terminating in a discoid plaque with a ring of punched pellets, the arms with scroll detailing to the junctions; central raised plaque with lozengiform cell filled with vitreous (?) material; five lugs to the underside. Cf. cruciform mount in MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 47.9. 19 grams, 53mm (2"). Property of a West Yorkshire lady; collected 1978-2008. Fine condition; old repair to one arm.
Lot 565
8th century AD. A gilt-bronze mount fragment with central pierced discoid panel and four roundels surrounding, each with dense Insular Style interlaced bands; raised rims to the roundels and triquetras between. Cf. similar loose interlace motifs on the Tassilo Chalice, the Lindau Gospels cover and brooches in the Pentney hoard, in Webster, L. & Backhouse, J. The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991, items 131, 132, 187. 14 grams, 48mm (2"). Found Saxmundham, Suffolk, UK; in 1980. Fine condition.
Lot 566
6th-7th century AD. A slightly convex discoid bronze bowl mount with finely modelled comma-leaf and spiral motifs and central tribrach in classic Ultimate La Tène style; probably Irish workmanship. Cf. Youngs, S. (ed.) The Work of Angels. Masterpieces of Celtic Metalwork, 6th-9th centuries AD, London, 1989, item 31. Mounts of this kind are found in many Anglo-Saxon 'princely burials' of the later 6th- early 7th century AD, attached to hanging bowls used as serving vessels. They are usually considered to be Irish or Romano-British in origin, and may have formed part of the exchange network for prestige goods among leaders of British, Pictish and Anglo-Saxon communities in the 7th century. See R.L. Bruce-Mitford The Corpus of Late Celtic Hanging-Bowls with An Account of the Bowls Found in Scandinavia, Oxford, 2005. 6.99 grams, 30mm (1 1/4"). Found near Attleborough, Norfolk, UK; in 1997. Fine condition.
Lot 567
10th-11th century AD. A gilt-bronze domed boss with three pierced lugs to the rim, the surface divided into four panels by inlaid silver wires, each panel with Winchester Style acanthus foliage ornament; hollow to the underside. With a letter from the British Museum Medieval and Later Antiquities Department identifying the find, dated 18th April 2000. 17 grams, 22mm (3/4"). Found Dorset, UK. Fine condition. Extremely rare.
Lot 570
6th century AD. A discoid bronze plaque with mounting stud to the reverse, plain central boss surrounded an annular parcel-gilt panel comprising three Style I beasts with pellet detailing. Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 47.5. 23 grams, 36mm (1 1/2"). Found Northamptonshire, UK. Very fine condition.
Lot 572
6th century AD. A small gilt-bronze buckle with elliptical loop, D-section tongue curved over the loop at the forward edge, heart-shaped plaque with garnet insert and three attachment pins. Cf. Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period, Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, item I.8.12. 18.65 grams, 40mm (1 1/2"). Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; acquired prior to 2000. Very fine condition.
Lot 575
5th-6th century AD. A large gilt-bronze saucer brooch with chip-carved decoration on the gilded face, broad flared rim surrounding a flat central plate; to the centre an iron rivet with a broad head; seven chip-carved running spirals with notched upper edges and chamfered ridge surrounded by a series of radiating stamped horseshoe motifs; to the reverse, the pin lugs and remains of the catchplate. Cf. the saucer brooch from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, published in MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 2.7 with similar running spiral and horseshoe motifs. 29 grams, 54mm (2 1/4"). From an old English collection; found East Anglia. "Near extremely fine condition, almost fully gilded."
Lot 577
6th century AD. A gilt-bronze discoid brooch with chamfered raised border; central design of four facing masks within the quadrants of a raised cross with scrolled ends, pelletted border; remains of pin-lug and catchplate to the reverse; pierced close to the edge by the catchplate. Cf. similar brooch from Berinsfield, Oxfordshire, England in MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 2.48 (but lacking the basketwork border). 12 grams, 35mm (1 1/2"). Found near King's Lynn, Norfolk, UK; 1989. Fine condition; usage wear to face.
Lot 578
6th century AD. A gilt-bronze button brooch of Avent and Evison's Class Eii with stylised mask comprising two pellet eyes and a nasal bar with bow extensions; chamfered rim; pierced pin-lug and catchplate to the reverse. Cf. Avent, R. & Evison, V.I. Anglo-Saxon Button Brooches in Archaeologia, vol.CVII, 1982, item 3.3 from Alton, Hampshire, England. 3.48 grams, 17mm (3/4"). Found near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK, in 1994. Fine condition.
Lot 579
6th century AD. A gilt-bronze button brooch of Avent and Evison's Class Eiii with raised border and flared rim; remains of pin-lug and catchplate to the reverse. Cf. Avent, R. & Evison, V.I. Anglo-Saxon Button Brooches in Archaeologia, vol.CVII, 1982, plate XVI, item 2.6. 5.49 grams, 18mm (3/4"). Found Oxfordshire, UK. Fine condition.
Lot 580
9th-11th century AD. A bronze disc brooch formed from a contemporary or earlier bronze coin by the addition of pin-lugs and catchplate; the coin with short-cross centre to the reverse, bearded bust to the obverse. Cf. coin-brooch in Hammond, B. British Artefacts vol.3 - Late Saxon, Late Viking & Norman, Witham, 2013, item 1.1.1-t. 9.70 grams, 32mm (1 1/4"). Property of a Middlesex gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve] "Fine condition, usage wear to obverse."
Lot 581
6th century AD. A gilt-bronze reversed S-shaped plate brooch with serpent-head terminals; the body with median billetted panel, the heads each with applied disc to the eye, facetted mouth; pin-lug and catchplate to the reverse. Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 21.1. 3.40 grams, 25mm (1"). Found near Cromer, Norfolk, UK; in 1980. Fine condition.
Lot 582
Later 5th-6th century AD. A very large silvered bronze bow brooch with D-shaped headplate, deep C-section bow, long tongue-shaped footplate; pins for attachment of appliqués to the lateral edges of the headplate and both ends of the bow; pin-lugs and catchplate to the reverse with longitudinal spine and remains of the ferrous pin. Cf. Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, item IX.6.9. 85 grams, 18.5cm (7 1/4"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1980s and 1990s. Fine condition.
Lot 584
6th century AD. A bronze flat-section bow brooch with D-shaped headplate, shallow bow, lozengiform footplate; the headplate with seven radiating knops to the outer edge, scrolled panel; the bow with vertical ribbing; the footplate with bird-head lappets and piriform finial; pin-lug, spring, iron pin and catchplate to the reverse. Cf. Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, item I.20.1. 14 grams, 57mm (2 1/4"). UK art market, acquired prior to 1980. "Very fine condition, complete with pin."
Lot 585
6th-7th century AD. A bronze bow brooch of small-long type comprising a trefoil headplate with notched outer edge and series of punched arch motifs inside; the bow with chamfered panel to the upper end; the footplate expanding with transverse collar and trapezoidal finial, punched detailing to the edges; to the reverse, the pin-lug with ferrous accretion, remains of catchplate below. Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), items 15.57, 15.58. 22 grams, 72mm (2 3/4"). Found East Anglia, UK. Very fine condition.
Lot 586
6th-7th century AD. A silvered bronze bow brooch with rectangular headplate, shallow bow and shoe-shaped footplate; the headplate with five radiating knops, vertical ridges to the edges, chevron above the bow, the bow notched at the apex; the footplate with incised chevrons below the bow; pin, spring, pin-lugs and catchplate to the reverse. Cf. Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, items VII.17.11, 12. The bow-brooch with knops to the headplate is found in many cultural areas in western, central and eastern Europe at this time. The form of the footplate resembles the Frankish style of strap end, with its keeled profile. 17 grams, 57mm (2 1/4"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Lot 596
6th-7th century AD. A flat-section bronze patrix die and test piece featuring a trapezoidal panel and roundel; the panel with triple-band ropework border enclosing a dense lattice of three-band interlace, the roundel with similar border enclosing four penannular ropework motifs and central pellet; to the reverse, a trial for a triple-band triquetra knot laid out with compasses, the inner bands lightly incised and the edges fully carved. See Webster, L. & Backhouse, J. The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991; West, S. A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998; Hammond, B. British Artefacts vol.1 - Early Anglo-Saxon, Witham, 2009; Pollington, S., Kerr, L. & Hammond, B. Wayland's Work: Anglo-Saxon Art, Myth & Material Culture from the 4th to 7th century, Ely, 2010. Patrix dies for the production of repoussé foil decorative appliqués have been found on a number of Anglo-Saxon sites, notably two from Icklingham, Suffolk (West, 1998, items 56.1 & 2) and a unique stray find from Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire (Pollington, Kerr & Hammond, 2010, item 8.56). The dies were produced by lost-wax casting and are often of very fine workmanship. The appliqués produced from the present die would be short and triangular with a large roundel at the apex, probably used to decorate the rim of a drinking horn (cf. Hammond, 2009, item 1.5.3.1-c). The centre of the roundel would have held an attachment pin, its rounded head forming part of the design. Trial-pieces are usually broken items or pieces of bone, which were used when a craftsman wanted to test the execution of a new design, solving the layout problems on the first attempt before proceeding to the production piece (cf. Webster & Backhouse, 1991, item 255). 16 grams, 41mm (1 3/4"). Found Surrey, UK. Fine condition.
Lot 615
Neolithic, 2nd millennium BC. A late period, possibly early Bronze Age, finely worked bifacial knapped arrowhead of triangular form with hooked barbs and square tang; in a red-grey flint. 0.87 grams, 22mm (1"). Property of a gentleman, by descent from the vendor's father, who formed his collection in the 1990s. Very fine condition.
Lot 62
Late Period, 664-332 BC. A model ibis formed as a limestone(?) body and attached bronze castings for the head, feet and rump; mounted on a custom-made stand, possibly from Tuna el-Gebl. 824 grams, 20.5cm including stand (8"). Property of an American collector; acquired Europe 1970s-1990s. Fine condition.
Lot 640
2500-1500 BC. A gold ribbon armband formed by neatly folding a flat ribbon repeatedly in opposing triangular segments. See Taylor, J., Bronze Age Goldwork of the British Isles, plate 44 for similarly formed torcs. 2.54 grams, 80mm diameter (3"). From an old private collection, acquired in the 1980s. Very fine condition.
Lot 644
1500-1000 BC. A Middle Bronze Age tapering round-section gold penannular band, possibly used as an ornament for the hair. Cf. Taylor, J.T. Bronze Age Goldwork of the British Isles, Cambridge, 1980, plate 30(g). 2.44 grams, 20mm (3/4"). Property of a Suffolk lady; formerly in the Deago collection, by descent from the vendor's mother. Fine condition.
Lot 647
2nd millennium BC. A penannular expanding hoop with twisted flanges to the middle, butted round-section ends. Cf. Taylor, J.T. Bronze Age Goldwork of the British Isles, Cambridge, 1980, plate 33(b). 5.02 grams, 28mm overall, 20.04mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.0, Japan 22) (1"). From the collection of a noble Russian family by descent. Very fine condition.
Lot 656
800-500 BC. A lozenge-section bronze penannular bracelet with butted ends, bands of vertical ribbed hatching to the outer faces. Cf. MacGregor, A. Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, items 13.10, 13.11. 79 grams, 89mm (2 1/2"). Property of a Cambridgeshire collector. Extremely fine condition.
Lot 659
800-500 BC. A round-section penannular bronze bracelet with overlapped squared ends, bands of vertical ribbed hatching to the outer face. Cf. MacGregor, A. Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 13.16. 51 grams, 61mm (2 1/2"). Property of a Cambridgeshire collector. Extremely fine condition.
Lot 664
2nd millennium BC. A pair of penannular bronze bracelets, one lozengiform in section and the other octagonal. 209 grams total, 79 - 83mm (3 1/4 - 3 1/2"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition; finials chipped on larger bracelet.
Lot 667
2nd millennium BC. A bronze coiled round-section rod forming a ring with perpendicular spiral-wound extension to each end. 7.85 grams, 32mm overall, 15.93mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 10.0, Japan 9) (1 1/4"). Private collection, UK; formed in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 669
2nd millennium BC. A matched pair of bronze discoid phalerae, each a tiered boss with broad flange and slot to the centre. 265 grams total, 12 - 13cm (4 3/4 - 5"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. [2, No Reserve] "Fine condition, some surface accretion; one with cracks to flange."
Lot 67
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC. A bronze seal ring with round-section hoop and discoid bezel, finely cut hieroglyphs for Ankh-Hapi, a version of the name of the Memphite bull deity Apis; supplied with a museum-quality cast of the impression. 10.40 grams, 27mm overall, 19.39mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.73, Japan 20) (1"). Private collection, London, UK; formerly with Dr Bron Lipkin, London, UK. Fine condition.
Lot 671
11th century BC. A bronze spectacle brooch of Type I, formed as single length of round-section wire with a pair of small reversed loops between, one end hooked to form the catchplate and the other extended for the pin. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, item 186. 12 grams, 56mm (2 1/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1990s. "Very fine condition, complete with pin."
Lot 674
2nd millennium BC. A bronze ornamental fitting group comprising: a slender dress pin with slight bulb towards the upper end, domed finial; a waisted stud with domed finial, flared base with lateral loop and staple to the underside, round-section ring with three dangles, each a round-section shank with bulbous finial. 83 grams total, pin: 21cm (8 1/4"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 677
2nd millennium BC. A narrow leaf-shaped bronze blade with thick tapering midrib and lateral stepped facets, tubular socket with two transverse piercings and a third below. Cf. Ehrenberg, M. Bronze Spearheads from Berks, Bucks and Oxon, BAR 34, Oxford, 1977, item 11 (also with third hole to the socket). 122 grams, 18cm (7"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition; small casting flaws above socket mouth.
Lot 679
1700-1500 BC. A bronze flanged axehead with rounded butt and broad flared blade with convex cutting edge, facetted rhomboidal lateral flanges. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, fig. 25. Murawski, P. Benet's Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, Ely, 2003, item B01-0304, supplied with a certificate of publication. 335 grams, 13cm (5"). Property of a West Yorkshire lady; collected from 1978-2008. Fine condition.
Lot 680
2000-1500 BC. A large bronze flared flat-section axehead with convex cutting edge, rounded butt; slight facet below the edge. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, item 28. 596 grams, 15.5cm (6"). Property of a West Yorkshire lady; collected 1978-2008. Fine condition.
Lot 681
1400-1200 BC. A substantial bronze palstave with square butt, flared blade, convex cutting edge with lateral flanges, median rib and stop to each side. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, item 77. 439 grams, 15.5cm (6"). Ex Clark collection, Dorset; acquired in the 1970s. Fine condition.
Lot 683
Middle European, 800-500 BC. A cast looped and socketted axehead with slightly flared cutting edge; thickened collar to mouth and elongated beaks, ovoid loop. Cf. Read, C.H. British Museum Guide to the Antiquities of the Bronze Age, London, 1904, item 105. 164 grams, 99mm (4"). Property of a Cambridgeshire collector. "Extremely fine condition, small crack to socket."
Lot 685
2nd millennium BC. A large facetted triangular bronze blade with straight cutting edge, elliptical-section tubular socket with rib detailing, spike to the rear with chamfered discoid plaque. 539 grams, 22cm (8 1/2"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. [No Reserve] "Fine condition; disc and blade chipped, accretion to one face."
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