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Click here to subscribe1st century BC. A flat-section bronze hoop with flared shoulders, elliptical plaque with intaglio image of Mercury (Hermes) standing with the caduceus. See Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 137 for type. 5.19 grams, 21mm overall, 17.99mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 3/4 Europe 16.55 Japan 16) (3/4"). Fine condition.From a private collection; formed 1965-1975.
1st century BC.A D-section bronze hoop with flared shoulders and elliptical bezel, incised motif of a bird in flight wit head turned, pellet detailing. See Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 137 for type. 4.97 grams, 23mm overall, 20.88mm internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11 1/4 Europe 25.60 Japan 24) (1"). Very fine condition.Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s.
1st-3rd century AD. A pair of cuboid bone dice, each with ring-and-dot markings set out 1:6 5:2 4:3. Cf. Allason-Jones, L. & Miket, R. The Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort, Newcastle, 1984 item 2.82. 2.58 grams total, 10mm (1/2"). Fine condition.Property of a private collector; acquired before 1975. [2]
2nd century AD.A bronze plate brooch with deep bow, enamelled squares to the apex and niello triangles to the ends, acorn-shaped knops. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 582. 13 grams, 46mm (1 3/4"). Very fine condition.Property of a private collector; acquired before 1975.
1st -2nd century AD.A bronze figure of Priapus, bearded and with robe open to the front, supporting grapes on his erect phallus. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965 item 136. 24 grams, 50mm (2"). Very fine condition.Property of a London, UK collector; acquired London market, 1990s.
2nd-3rd century AD. A gold earring comprising a round-section penannular hoop with one pierced finial, the other a fine wire looped and coiled about the shank retaining a granulated gold filigree bead and two glazed composition discs. See Marshall, F.H. Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911 item 2679 for type. 2.10 grams, 21mm (3/4"). Fine condition.From the collection of a North West London gentleman; acquired in the 1980s.
1st-3rd century AD. A gold earring comprising a round-section penannular hoop with loop terminals, flared fillet flanked by two rods with gold collars, pearl and glazed composition beads. See Marshall, F.H. Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911 item 2560 for type. 1.69 grams, 29mm (1 1/4"). From the collection of a North West London gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
15th century AD.A substantial silver flat-section hoop with square-section pillar to the bezel, knop finial; the shoulders marked 'C' and 'H' (or '?'?"). See Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 593 for type. 10 grams, 26mm overall, 15.21mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4 Europe 7.44 Japan 7) (1"). Fine condition.From a private collection; formed 1965-1975.
6th century AD.A D-section silver hoop with slightly flared shoulders and trumpet-shaped discoid bezel; hatched bands to the shoulders, four lines of enigmatic text to the bezel. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 480. 7.58 grams, 27mm overall, 21.45mm internal diameter (approximate size British X 1/2 USA 11 3/4 Europe 27.01 Japan 26) (1"). Fine condition. A large wearable size.Property of a private collector; acquired before 1975.
12th-14th century AD. A flat-section bronze hoop with flared shoulders and elliptical plaque; starburst motifs to the shoulders, bezel with beaded border and octofoil with pellets. See Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 583 for type. 5.56 grams, 21mm overall, 19.70mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2 USA 9 3/4 Europe 21.89 Japan 21) (3/4"). ery fine condition.From a Surrey, UK, collection; formed before 2000. [No Reserve]
6th-7th century AD.A cusped D-section bronze hoop with scaphoid pad to the underside, tall scaphoid bezel with herringbone detailing, three stars motif. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 492 for type. 18 grams, 30mm overall, 19.83mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2 USA 9 3/4 Europe 22.0 Japan 21) (1 1/4"). Extremely fine condition. A large wearable size.Property of a private collector; acquired before 1975.
15th century AD.A flat-section bronze hoop with pelta-shaped shoulders, discoid bezel; incised geometric detail to the shoulders, ribbing to the upper shank, reserved lozenge to the bezel. See Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 595 for type. 4.08 grams, 22mm overall, 19.40mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2 USA 9 1/4 Europe 20.73 Japan 20) (1"). Fine condition.From a private collection; formed 1965-1975. [No Reserve]
4th-5th century AD.A D-section silver hoop with flat angled shoulders, discoid drum bezel with intaglio of two profile busts. See Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 449 for type. 5.67 grams, 25mm overall, 18.29mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2 USA 8 Europe 17.15 Japan 16) (1"). Fine condition, usage wear.From a private collection; formed 1965-1975.
2nd-3rd century AD. A tapering gold crescent pendant with granule detailing, ribbed suspension loop. Cf. Marshall, F.H. Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911 plate LVIII, item 2719 (pendant"). 3.42 grams, 19mm (3/4"). Very fine condition. From a home counties collection; formed 1970-1980.
1st-2nd century AD.An iron spearhead with heart-shaped blade, short neck, tapering tubular socket. Cf. Allason-Jones, L. & Miket, R. The Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort, Newcastle, 1984 item 5.91. 233 grams, 24cm (9 1/2"). Fine condition.From a Surrey collection; formed between 1990-2000. [No Reserve]
9th-11th century AD.An iron axehead with T-shaped blade, curved edge, lateral wings to the socket, hammer face to the rear. Cf. Arbman, H. Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940 table 14 item 1. 736 grams, 16.5cm (6 1/2"). Fine condition.Property of a Surrey, UK, collector; acquired on the London art market 1990s. [No Reserve]
11th century AD. An iron axehead with lateral spurs to the socket, triangular-section blade with lower extension and spur to the rear, square hammer face to the rear. Cf. Roesdahl, E & Wilson, D. From Viking to Crusader. Scandinavia and Europe 800-1200 Uddevalla, 1992 item 222 for similar type. 615 grams, 14.5cm (5 3/4"). Fine condition.Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. [No Reserve]
1st-2nd century AD.A narrow iron large dagger or short sword blade with slightly waisted profile, lentoid in section with narrow tip; square shoulders and flat-section tang. Cf. Feugère, M. Weapons of the Romans, Stroud, 2002 item 87 for type. 188 grams, 35.5cm (14"). Fair condition, edges nicked.Property of a gentleman; formerly in a private collection; acquired on the UK art market.
Late 15th century AD.A tubular 'Type R' pommel with four lateral bulb extensions, each with a silvered lion's face to the apex; rectangular slot to the underside to accept the tang. Cf. Oakeshott, E. Records of the Medieval Sword, item XXI.3a, Type R variant. 197 grams, 62mm (2 1/2"). Fine condition.Found Cambridgeshire, UK. [No Reserve]
2nd millennium BC. A substantial bronze leaf-shaped spearhead with median rib, flared neck, square-section tang and button finial. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006 item 273. 299 grams, 33.5cm (13 1/4"). Fine condition. Property of a London gentleman; formerly in a German collection, Cologne; formed between 1980 and 1990.
Mid 1st millennium BC. A slender iron triangular sword blade, thick midrib extending to a narrow lower guard, fragment of tapering tang. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006 item 27. 315 grams, 43.5cm (17 1/4"). Fair condition.Property of a London gentleman; formerly in a German collection, Cologne; formed between 1980 and 1990.
1st century BC.A flat-section silver hoop with flared shoulders, discoid bezel with intaglio image of a horseman advancing bearing a palm frond. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 135 for type. 5.65 grams, 23mm overall, 19.37mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2 USA 9 1/4 Europe 20.73 Japan 20) (1"). Very fine condition.Property of a Middlesex gentleman; previously in a UK collection formed in the 1980s. [No Reserve]
12th-14th century AD. A bronze pilgrim's badge with image of a standing nimbate Saint Christopher holding a staff, with smaller kneeling figure to the left side holding a flag. See Mitchiner, M. Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986 item 634 for type. 1.80 grams, 24mm (1"). Fair condition.Property of a Canadian lady; acquired 1970s-1990s. [No Reserve]
2nd century AD.A D-section silver keeled hoop with angled shoulders, discoid agate insert with intaglio motif of winged Victory (Nike) beside an altar. See Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994 item 304 for type. 17 grams, 33mm overall, 22.87x18.84mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 3/4 Europe 19.0 Japan 18) (1 1/4"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size.From a private collection; formed 1965-1975.
Late 3rd-4th century AD.A narrow round-section bronze hoop with lateral lobes to the shoulders, discoid plaque with pelletted flange, retrograde chi-rho christogram to the upper face. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991 item 222 Type VII, variant 2. 6.02 grams, 22mm overall, 16.60mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2 USA 6 Europe 12.0 Japan 11) (1"). Very fine condition.From an important London collection, acquired in the 1970s. [No Reserve]
Upper Palaeolithic, 50000-10000 years BP. A knapped handaxe in grey flint, lentoid in section and with a curved edge. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, London, 1897 item 419a. 481 grams, 14.5cm (5 3/4"). Fine condition.Property of a Norwich, UK, collector; acquired 1960s. [No Reserve]
Later 2nd millennium-early 1st millennium BC.A group of two bronze socketted gouges comprising: one tubular with flared edge, deeply scooped blade, thickened mouth; one tapering with shallow scooped blade; each with an old collector's label. Cf. Evans, J. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881. 66 grams total, 51-69mm (2 - 2 3/4"). Very fine conditionFound West Yorkshire and Wiltshire, UK; the larger item from the private collection of Paul Fenton; each supplied with a dealer's certificate of authenticity. [2 No Reserve] .
2nd millennium BC.A hollow-formed bronze socketted axehead with square-section mouth and shallow horizontal rib below, flared body extending to a broad curved edge with lateral spurs, D-section lateral loop spring from the socket mouth. Cf. Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7 Munich, 1981 item 1194 for type. 120 grams, 65mm (2 1/2"). Fine condition. Scarce.Property of a London gentleman; previously in the A. Cotton collection; found Hampshire in the 1970s.
2nd millennium BC. A bronze palstave axehead with slightly flared body, slightly curved edge, two D-shaped flanges to each broad face with recess behind, small lateral loop. Cf. Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7 Munich, 1981 item 723 for type. 374 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). Fine condition.Property of a London gentleman; previously in the A. Cotton collection; found Hampshire in the 1970s.
2nd millennium BC.A copper axe blade with square butt and curved edge, slight chamfer above the edge. See Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7 Munich, 1981 plate 2 item 18 for type. 109 grams, 88mm (3 1/2"). Fine condition.Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1990s. [No Reserve]
Early 2nd millennium BC. A copper flat axe blade with tapering shank, slightly curved butt, curved edge with lateral wings. Cf. Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B. The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab. IX, vol. 7 Munich, 1981 plate 8 item 109. 101 grams, 91mm (3 3/4"). Fine condition.Private collection, UK; formed in the 1980s. [No Reserve]
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze figure of Venus (Aphrodite) seated nude with right hand extended to the left foot placed on the right knee. See Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965 item 80 for type. 40 grams, 56mm (2 1/4"). Fine condition, one arm and one leg absent. Property of a South African collector; acquired in the UK between 1988-1990. [No Reserve]
1st century BC-1st century AD. A hollow-formed bronze bull-head mount with strap across the muzzle, fragment of a loop to each side. CF. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965 item 352. 33 grams, 44mm (1 3/4"). Property of a South African collector; acquired in the UK between 1988-1990. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd-1st century BC. A bronze bow brooch of La Tène Type II with coiled spring, integral bow with returned foot attached to a collar to the bow. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982 item 7. 23 grams, 82mm (3 1/4"). Property of a European collector; acquired Europe, 1980s-1990s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
6th-3rd century AD. A bronze bow brooch with coiled spring, D-section bow with slashed detailing, curved foot with bulb and baluster finial; Iberian workmanship. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 1359. 17 grams, 55mm (2 1/4"). Fine condition.From an important European collection, acquired in the 1990s.
3rd century BC-1st century AD. A mixed group of bronze bow brooches comprising: two Iberian types each with single-coil spring, conical knop; a La Tène II type with twisted returned foot; a Knotenfibel with hatched panel to the bow; an Aucissa type with beaded detailing to the ribbed bow; an Aucissa type with deep bow, median line of beading, transverse zigzag to the headplate. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 1359; Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982 items 7 43; Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985 item 263 751. 35 grams total, 31-56mm (1 1/4 - 2 1/4"). Fine to very fine condition.From an important London collection, acquired in the 1990s. [6]
1st century BC-1st century AD.A cast bronze bull's head bucket mount, piriform in plan with scooped edges to the snout, ring-and-dot eyes, ribbed strap to the forehead, loops above and below, two prominent horns flanking a mounting hole to the forehead; hollow to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965 item 352. 113 grams, 71mm including stand (2 3/4"). Fine condition.Property of a gentleman; formerly in a private collection; acquired on the UK art market. [No Reserve]
5th century BC.A silver fibula comprising a thick, rectangular-section bow with rectangular foot and catchplate; the upper end tapering to a coiled spring and pin; to the rear edge an integral loop. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, item 715. 4.90 grams, 23mm (1"). Extremely fine condition.Property of an Essex gentleman; acquired in the late 1970s. [No Reserve]
1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze figure of Jupiter (Zeus) standing nude with mantle to the left shoulder, wreath to the hair, bearded, left arm raised and hand pierced to accept a thunderbolt. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965 item 15. 63 grams, 84mm (3 1/2"). Very fine condition. Property of a South African collector; acquired in the UK between 1988-1990. [No Reserve]
2nd century BC-1st century AD.A convex enamelled bronze finial, possibly from a bracelet, with raised flange to the upper face, inset enamelled discoid plaque with reserved La Tène style comma-leaf motifs. Cf. Youngs, S. (ed.) The Work of Angels. Masterpieces of Celtic Metalwork, 6th-9th centuries AD, London, 1989 item 25. 12 grams, 34mm (1 1/2"). Fine condition.Found Norfolk, UK. [No Reserve]
Late 5th-early 6th century AD. A silver parcel-gilt bow brooch comprising: a D-shaped headplate with chevron and scrolls, raised outer border with punched niello-filled triangles, five radiating collared lugs; broad bow with ribbed border, median band of niello-filled triangles; lozengiform footplate with scrolls, borders with niello-filled triangles; beast-head finial; spring and catchplate to the reverse. Cf. Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007 item I.14 for similar from Kerch, Ukraine. 16 grams, 68mm (2 3/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Very fine condition; accretion to spring.
5th century AD.A mixed group of silver buckles comprising: a pair, each with substantial round-section loop, D-section tongue, discoid plaque and strap beneath; one similar, smaller, facetted loop and rectangular plaque. Cf. Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007 item III.7.3.1 for type. 69 grams total, 48-54mm (2 - 2 1/4"). Fine condition, uncleaned.Ex an important American collection from Chicago, Illinois, USA; disposed of in 1995; previously in the Mansees collection; formed 1950s-early 1990s. [3]
6th century AD. A parcel-gilt silver bow brooch with D-shaped headplate and five radiating knops, spiral tendrils, shallow ribbed bow, triangular footplate with spiral tendrils and scrolled zoomorphs to the edges, piriform terminal, pin-lug and catchplate to the reverse. Cf. Menghin, W. The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007 item I.20.2. 14 grams, 62mm (2 1/2"). Very fine condition.From a private collection; formed 1965-1975.
5th century AD. A silver bow-brooch with identical trapezoidal head- and footplate; opposed spiral and billet decoration on the outer plates, volute motif on the base of the bow and paired pellet motif on the central field of the bow; pin-lug and catchplate to the reverse, pierced in two places. Hammond, B. British Artefacts vol.1 - Early Anglo-Saxon, Witham, 2009 item 1.1.4.2-b. 11 grams, 40mm (1 1/2"). Fine condition, one arm restored.Ex Mitchell collection; thence by descent.
6th-9th century AD.A flat discoid gold mount with four holes for attachment pins, beaded wire border, central annular cell and four radiating piriform cells, the centre with an iridescent glass insert. See Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg Die Alemannen, Stuttgart, 1997; Parfitt, K. & Anderson, T. Buckland Anglo-Saxon Cemetery Dover, Archaeology of Canterbury New Series vol. VI, Canterbury, 2012; Webster, L. & Backhouse, J. The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900 London, 1991. 0.94 grams, 18mm (3/4"). Fair condition.Property of a gentleman; formerly in a private collection; acquired on the UK art market.The mount is of a popular form with examples known from the 6th century onwards. The gold sheet is undecorated apart from the applied cells which originally housed glass, millefiori or possible garnet cloison inserts. Examples used as brooches occur in western Europe, for example among the Alemannic material from Oerlingen, Switzerland (e.g. Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg, 1997 item 387) as well as from Anglo-Saxon England (e.g. Webster & Backhouse, p.55"). The lack of repoussé decoration on the plate suggests a later date, perhaps 9th century, since earlier types typically bear animal and geometric ornament (Parfitt & Anderson, fig.10.11 (e)"). [No Reserve]
5th century AD. A matched pair of bronze cruciform brooches of early type, each a square headplate with polyhedral knop above, deep keeled bow with chamfered ends, narrow footplate with chamfered sides, ribbed collar, horse-head finial, pin-lug and long catchplate to the reverse. See West, S. A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84 Ipswich, 1998 p.304 item 2. Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme with reference numbers NMS-6B68D7 NMS-CD95AF. 113 grams total, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). Fine condition, pins absent.Found Sparle, Norfolk, UK. These early forms of cruciform brooch are often lacking the lateral knops and trapezoidal flanges on the headplate. [2 No Reserve]
9th-10th century AD. A bronze key with flat-section annular bow, balustered junction with the hollow shank, openwork bit with cranked post, two perpendicular wards. Cf. Pall, M. Schlüssel und Schlösser, Graz, 2012 item 7266 for type. 28 grams, 54mm (2 1/4"). Fine condition.Property of a gentleman; found Little Saxham, Norfolk, UK, 2000.
1st century BC-2nd century AD. A bronze bust of Jupiter (Zeus) with neatly dressed hair and beard, plaited band above the brow, stern features. Cf. similar hairstyle on the Jupiter figurine in the Muséum Calvet d'Avignon in Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965 item 5. 244 grams, 56mm (2 1/4"). Very fine condition. Property of a European gentleman living in London; acquired in the UK before 1980. Very fine condition.
10th-11th century AD.A penannular neck-ring with tapering terminals and expanded central portion decorated with moulded spiral band decoration in imitation of the usual twisted-rectangular bar rings; the terminals thinned and flattened, one is narrow and pointed and the other is spatulate. Cf. Lehtosalo-Hilander, P-L., Luistari (Finland), A History of Weapons and Ornaments, Helsinki, 2000 p.118-21; Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987 plate XXIII, item 11. 104 grams, 13cm (5"). Very fine condition.Property of a gentleman; previously in an old English collection formed in the 1950s. [No Reserve]
13th century AD. A bronze D-section bracelet with carinated upper face, two parallel bands of punched triangles flanking the keel and punched point linear motifs to the centre, opposed beast-head finials; Baltic workmanship. Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987 plate CV, item 1. 30 grams, 58mm (2 1/4"). Very fine condition.English private collection; acquired in the 1970s.
12th-13th century AD. A bronze D-section bracelet with carinated upper face, panels of punched triangles flanking the keel and punched point linear motifs to the centre, opposed beast-head finials, Baltic workmanship. Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987 plate CV, item 3. 51 grams, 76mm (3"). Very fine condition.English private collection; acquired in the 1970s. [No Reserve]
9th-11th century AD. A sturdy iron casket key comprising an annular bow and bulbous, round-section shaft, openwork plate with two T-shaped extensions. Cf. Hammond B. Benet's Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, third edition, 2014 item V17-0102-4. 5.68 grams, 43mm (1 3/4"). Very fine condition.Property of an Essex collector; acquired on the UK art market. [No Reserve]
9th-12th century AD. A group of four coiled bronze hair rings, each with two tapered ends. See Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987 table II, item 17. 94 grams, 24-28mm (1"). Fine condition.Property of a gentleman; formerly in a private collection; acquired on the UK art market. [4 No Reserve]
11th century AD and later. A silver coloured pendant with cross bottony motif, on a restrung necklace of mainly spherical glass beads in shades of yellow and orange. Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987 plate LVIII, item 19. 26 grams, 41cm (16"). Fine condition.Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent, 1972. [No Reserve]
10th century AD. An iron key with decorated bronze handle, showing fine Borre-style interlaced design. Cf. Hilderbrand, H. The Industrial Arts of Scandinavia in the Pagan Time, London, 1883 p.133 fig.114 (http://imgur.com/a/uTP9l); and Thunmark-Nylén, L. Die Wikingerzeit Gotlands I.: Abbildungen der Graubfunde, Stockholm, 1992 fig.45 item 27. 12 grams, 53mm (2"). Very fine condition. Professionally cleaned and conserved.Property of a professional collector; acquired before 1990.
9th-11th century AD. An iron firesteel with bronze handle formed as two stylised dragon heads joined in the centre to form a lozenge. Cf. Arbman, H. Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940 pl.144 item 2. 36.2 grams, 59mm (2 1/4"). Fine condition.Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000
12th-13th century AD. A bronze key with tubular shank with balustered upper end, openwork discoid bow with pierced lozenge to the centre, pierced lug above; heavy bit with two lateral cuts. Cf. Pall, M. Schlüssel und Schlösser, Graz, 2012 item 7264. 33 grams, 83mm (3 1/4"). Fine condition.Found near Cromer, Norfolk, UK.
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