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Romano-British, 1st-2nd century, bronze artefacts (7), including trumpet brooches (2), both decorated; knee brooch; lion’s paw handle; military pendant; ornamental handle [7]. Varied state, all with green patinas £40-£60
Hammer Price: £50
Romano-British, zoomorphic brooches (2), bronze trumpet-headed fly brooch, 2nd century, 33mm x 17mm, outline of a fly with blue enamelled wings (cf. Hattatt 974); bounding hare with body divided into three cells (cf. Hattatt 612) [2]. Fine or better £60-£80
Hammer Price: £130
Romano-British, gold ring, 3rd century AD, 2cm diameter x 5mm, 4.64g, hoop flat in section, decorated to the exterior with multiple facets (21) with ridges dividing each one. Very fine with a few minor edge scuffs £300-£400
Hammer Price: £480
Romano-British, lead male head, 58mm x 44mm, 139g; crudely cast triangular shaped facing head with large wedge shaped nose, small mouth and deeply recessed eyes; large crescent in centre of forehead with thick hair at the sides; flat behind; together with small sherd of Samian ware with the head of Hercules in profile [2]. Fine £40-£60
Hammer Price: £30
Roman/Byzantine, bronze buckles (12), including large pelta shape with involute terminals; oval with various plates [12]. Varied state £60-£80
Hammer Price: £240
Anglo-Saxon, a bronze saucer brooch, 6th century, 33mm diameter, with a flared rim, chip carved design with a central ring and dot motif enclosed by five running spirals with tendrils forming pointed lobes; hinge and remains of catch plate behind (cf. MacGregor 1993, no. 2.10). Very fine with a green patina but some chipping to the rim £140-£180
Hammer Price: £120
Anglo-Saxon, a small square-headed gilt-bronze brooch, 6th century, 38mm x 33mm, rectangular head with ornate chip carved design, gently arched bow; foot missing. Fine £40-£60
Hammer Price: £170
Anglo-Saxon, bronze artefacts (3), 6th-8th century, including pyramid-shaped sword mount decorated with triangles and chevrons, bar across base for attachment, 19 mm; hanging bowl mount of a bird with long neck and folded wings, slot underneath; circular mount with style II animal design with a triple-stranded interlaced body, 51mm x 34mm [3]. Varied state £80-£100
Hammer Price: £85
Byzantine and Islamic, c. 6th-8th century, bronze polyhedron weights (4), 57.84g, 29.25g, 29.12g, 25.78g [4]. Varied state £40-£60
Hammer Price: £100
Anglo-Saxon, bronze artefacts (7), 6th-11th century, small radiate head brooch, with traces of gilding; tweezers decorated with ring and dot design and expanded jaws; strap end with niello inlay of S-scrolls; gilded fragment of a mount decorated with a voided cross; dress hooks (2), one decorated with an expanded cross, the other gilded with a facing head of a cat [7]. Varied state £80-£100
Hammer Price: £110
Anglo-Saxon, bronze amulet figure of Frey, 7th century, 52mm x 11mm, moulded in the round, the male figure has a large bearded oval face and wears a hood which is centrally parted and tapers to the back of the neck; three small inlaid gold discs are positioned each side of the head, while two more are inserted as eyes which are set closely together; the long nose and slit mouth are shallow features; the body is narrow with his arms folded across his midriff, while the legs are short with a...
Hammer Price: £2,600
Anglo-Saxon/Viking, bronze artefacts (3), Borre style disc brooch, late 9th century (chipped on one side); gilded and chip carved mount (fragment), 6th century, style 1 with interlaced triple-stranded ribbon-like body; zoomorphic terminal or mount, 6th century [3]. All fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £95
Byzantine, bronze enkolpion cross, 9th-10th century, 9.5cm by 4.5cm, depicting an incised figure of St Theodore (?) on one side and Mary on the other with both displayed in the orans position with haloes above the heads. Very fine with a green patina £120-£150
Hammer Price: £460
Byzantine, a large bronze enkolpion openwork cross, 9th-11th century, 125mm by 88mm, decorated with ring and dots to the front; semi-circular frame to the upper half. Very fine £80-£120
Hammer Price: £180
Viking, bronze strap end, 10th century, three animal heads, two facing downwards with a central head reversed and facing backwards (cf. Mills V38). Good fine £40-£60
Late Viking / Saxon, bronze strap end, 10th-11th century, 47mm x 22mm, openwork design with loop at one end and rectangular plate with rivet holes and a wrigglework pattern at the opposing end. Very fine with a green patina £60-£80
Hammer Price: £90
Viking, artefacts (6), 10th-11th centuries, including stirrup mount, Williams class A, type 1 with niello inlay; openwork strap ends (3), one Urnes style; stirrup side bar of a dragon’s head with upturned snout; triangular-shaped mount with three suspension holes [6]. Varied state £80-£100
Hammer Price: £150
Late Byzantine, 10th-12th century, gilt-silver matching pair of large hoop earrings, 47mm diameter x 22mm, twisted rope design with three hollow globular orbs attached. Very fine with only slight damage £80-£100
Viking, 11th century bronze ‘Pressblech’ die, 140mm long x 26-32mm wide x 7mm thick, 186g; decorated in high relief on one side with an intricate Urnes style design which could represent the world tree Yggdrasill with the monstrous serpent Nidhogg within its roots; the body of the serpent weaves around forming tendrils and interlacing with itself and the tree, with a tendril emerging in front of the head; another smaller beast appears within the tree lower down; at the pointed terminal...
Hammer Price: £15,000
Late Saxon, an 11th century copper stirrup mount, 43mm x by 24mm, triangular with animal head terminal with antlers (Williams class A); together with a 10th century silver strap end with four rivet holes. [2]. Both very fine £40-£60
Hammer Price: £60
Byzantine, bronze enkolpion pendant crosses (12), 11th-14th century, various forms including decoration of circles, lobed terminals [12]. Generally fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £200
12th century, Limoge gilt-bronze mount, 29mm x 19mm x 12mm high; fantastic animal with snake-like head and body covered in fine dots with glass eyes and a small wing and two legs (Wyvern). Very fine with 90% of the gilding intact £60-£80
Hammer Price: £80
13th century, bronze seal matrices (2), circular with loop offset behind, 23mm diameter, reads s’eris will de broom, facing monk’s head in a cinquefoil; Chess type with circular face, 19mm diameter, reads lvna nalvl, bird standing with wing outstretched [2]. First fine with porous green patina, second about fine £60-£80
Medieval, assorted artefacts (21), including 13th century pointed oval lead seal matrices (2), both with fleur de lis, one unreadable, second reads s thome fil roberti; brass heraldic pendant holders (3); dagger chapes (2); buckle plates, one openwork; purse bar; seal ring with oval bezel, letter I with floral motifs around; chape fittings (2); belt mounts, king’s head; crescent and moon (4); book mount [21]. Varied state £150-£200
Hammer Price: £160
13th-14th century, bronze circular seal matrices (4), two birds perched drinking from a chalice, reads crede michi m (believe me); lamb of God, reads ecce agnvs dei (behold the lamb of God); bird above a smaller bird below, reads sigillvm amor (seal of love); fleur de lis, reads s iehan de vis [4]. Fine to very fine £120-£160
13-14th century, bronze seal matrices (3), pointed oval (2), first with clasped hands, legend reads iesv teccam vrlec (I cried out to Jesus); second with bird standing with wings raised, sigilvm salvtis (seal of salvation); circular chess type with hare, legend reads prive sv (private) [3]. Fine or better £120-£150
13th-14th century, artefacts (4), including bronze pointed oval seal matrix, central design of a chalice, inscription unclear but includes iohannis; circular lead seal, eight-pointed star, pierced in the centre, reads sigil waltis nov; heraldic pendant with a shield decorated on both sides with a bar of three buckles and red billets above and below; gilded brass mount of a bird in flight with incised feathers, central piercing [4]. Varied state £60-£80
Medieval, bronze keys (30), 13-15th century, circular bows with simple wards, some made from sheet metal and folded over [30]. Varied state £60-£80
Early 14th century, bronze pointed oval seal matrix, 33mm by 21mm, suspension loop at top behind; inscription reads s th e capll i de henehale (seal of Thomas, chapel of Holme Hale), Mary holding infant Christ within arched gable supported by pillars each side, figure of priest below with hands in prayer. Good very fine with an olive-green patina £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,100
Early 14th century, a bronze pointed oval seal matrix, offset suspension behind; the face reads s’ ricardi de bvckisgate, billy-goat standing upright and feeding on a tall plant. Very fine with a green patina £300-£400
£300–£400
Early 14th century, bronze seal matrix, chess type, 19mm diameter, 22mm tall, circular face with design of a hare riding on the back of a lion, reads s’ roberti de hoo. About very fine with a green patina £160-£200
Early 14th century, a bronze seal matrix, 2cm x 3cm tall, chess type with a trefoil suspension loop, double collar below; circular face with ecce agnvs dei, St Agnes holding the lamb of God in her right hand, palm branch at her side. Good very fine with an olive green patina £150-£200
£150–£200
14th century, a pointed oval bronze seal matrix, offset suspension loop behind, 3.1cm by 1.9cm, svm eter osine dolo; boar’s head right, sprig behind. Good very fine with an olive green patina £300-£400
14th century, a circular bronze seal matrix with an offset suspension loop behind, 21mm diameter; face inscribed with mirialond : is : cakebred (Miriam Cakebred); fantastical creature with the body of a lion and two heads, one a griffin, the other a man (similar to a manticore, but with two heads). About extremely fine with an olive green patina £200-£300
14th century, a bronze seal matrix, pointed oval, 28mm x 18mm x 7mm, reads s galfr de tvrnham (seal of Galefrey of Turnham), eagle catching a hare. Fine with a tinned surface £140-£180
14th century, gilt-bronze and enamel shield-shaped heraldic pendant, decorated with three red billets on a bend cotised in green with gilding between; suspension loop with stud fitting above. About fine £120-£160
14th century, lead shield-shaped trade weight, crowned fleur-de-lis with a raised border, 67mm x 47mm, 231.61g (8 ounces); together with a Romano-Celtic circular bronze lead-filled weight with open work design of back to back crescents, 28mm diameter x 10mm, 48.88g [2]. First about very fine with a light grey patina, second fine £100-£150
Hammer Price: £70
14th century, bronze seal matrix with circular die, 20mm diameter, 28mm high, eagle alighting on bird below, alas ie svpris around; surmounted with a single trefoil suspension loop, single collar below. Good very fine with an olive green patina £80-£100
14th century, a bronze chess type seal matrix with circular face, 2cm diameter, central design of a heraldic shield containing a fox standing upright, three flowers above and a flower on each side, reads s lovi de vel. Very fine with a slightly porous patina £80-£100
14th century, a pointed oval bronze seal matrix, 29mm x 18mm, with offset suspension loop behind; face with central design of a bird with an extended tongue; reads crede michi (believe in me). Very fine £60-£80
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