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Lot 2675
A peridot and seed pearl pendant and chain, the round frame set with a central round peridot in collet mount and surrounded by a wreath set with seed pearls, with single collet mounted pear shaped peridot below, 24mm diameter, all in unmarked yellow metal (tests as approx. 9ct gold), on silver gilt chain, (6.4g gross)
Lot 535
9th-10th century AD. A bronze cross pendant with helmetted male face to the centre, expanding arms, each finished with an arrow-head terminal, a pellet to the centre; attachment loop above. 3.75 grams, 36mm (1 1/4"). Property of a lady living in Kent, UK; formerly part of her grandfather's collection; acquired in Germany after WWII; thence by descent 2006. Fine condition.
Lot 537
9th-10th century AD. A silver pendant with facing seated figure, probably the goddess Freya, with hands raised to grip her hair, wearing a ribbed garment and pelleted headdress, suspension loop to the top. Cf. Arbman, H.Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.95, group 3: https://imgur.com/SM5CLZu; Arwidsson, G. Birka II: 3 Systematische Analysen der Gräberfunde, Uppsala, 1986, p.44-45, fig.4:2, 4:3: https://imgur.com/NyIRbxC, https://imgur.com/nlLlQ1u. 2.3 grams, 21.5mm (1"). From a private ring collection; acquired before 1990. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 95
5th-3rd century BC. A matched pair of gold earrings, each with a twisted wire hoop, hollow spherical pendant with filigree band to the centre and spirals leading to the hoop; granulated cluster to the underside. 7.47 grams total, 31-32mm (1 1/4"). Property of a European businessman; formerly in a Belgium collection; previously from an old German collection. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 555
9th-10th century AD. A silver pendant of a female in floor-length robe holding a shield in her right hand and drawn knife in her left, stylised headdress and long plaited(?) band of hair to the rear; pierced lug to the reverse. See Vang Petersen, P. Valkyrier og Bersærker. Mytologien i Smykkekunsten, in Madsen, P.K. (ed.) Danefæ. Skatte fra den Danske Muld, Copenhagen, 2010; Garde?a, L. ‘Warrior-women’ in Viking Age Scandinavia, A preliminary archaeological study in Analecta Archaeologica Ressoviensia, vol.8, Rzeszów, 2013. 8.12 grams, 41mm (1 1/2"). Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman; acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. This pendant resembles a find from Galgebakke, Denmark, a silver figure holding a short sword and clutching a shield by the boss (Vang Petersen, item 4"). The Galgebakke figure is identified as female on the basis of the elaborate crested hairstyle, and an ankle-length dress with tiny feet beneath. The interpretation usually offered for this figure is that of a skjoldmø or 'shield-maiden', a female who takes up arms in pursuit of vengeance such as the legendary Hervor in Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks. Scholars used to interpret these armed females as valkyries - hand maidens of the god Oðinn - but the idea has been challenged recently (Garde?a, 2013"). Very fine condition. Rare.
Lot 180
1st-2nd century AD. A substantial silver pendant of a phallus with loop to the rear. Cf. Boucher, S. Inventaire des Collections Publiques Françaises - 17 Vienne: Bronzes Antiques, Paris, 1971, item 61 for type. 34 grams, 58.8mm (2 1/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1970s. Fine condition.
Lot 587
13th-14th century AD. A horse pendant with quatrefoil plaque, integral lug to the top for suspension hoop, now incomplete; plaque with crossed key design set in a field of dark blue enamel. 8.7 grams, 38.5mm (1 1/2"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1970s. The key is a common bearing for insignia of religious houses, particularly those under the patronage of Saint Peter. The insignia of two keys in saltire on an azure background possibly belongs to the Bishop of Gloucester. Fine condition.
Lot 507
10th-11th century AD. A silver-gilt D-shaped gusseted Rus pendant with enamelled polychrome motifs: to the obverse an advancing peacock with tail erect; to the reverse a cross within a ring with radiating pellets and triangles. See Fodor, I. et al. La Hongrie de l'An Mil. Naissance d'une Nation Européenne, Budapest, 1998 for discussion. 9 grams, 21mm (7/8"). Ex Murray Scott collection, London, UK; formerly in the Adam Lloyd collection, Northampton, UK, before 1988; accompanied by a copy of a cash receipt dated 8 September 1986. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] Very fine condition. Rare.
Lot 543
9th-10th century AD. A silver-gilt discoid pendant with integral loop, banded border with facing male mask on a coiled profile quadruped, executed in a fusion of Jellinge and Borre styles. 2.76 grams, 21.62mm (3/4"). Property of a Dutch genetleman; formerly in a German private collection, acquired in the 1970s. Despite the long period of overlap of Borre and Jellinge art styles, there are only few examples of their fusion. The principal and most popular motif of Borre style displays the animal with gripping paws, usually enmeshed in a circle, while a typical Jellinge style beast is more slender with a long, S-shaped slim body and ribbon decoration. Very fine condition.
Lot 560
9th-10th century AD. A pendant comprising a sheet gold loop and sleeve decorated with twisted filigree collars and spiral detail with granule and carved neolithic arrowhead. See discussion of curated stone blades for magical and curative purposes in Evans, J. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, London, 1897, p.365. 2.27 grams, 41mm (1 1/2"). Property of a lady living in Kent, UK; formerly part of her grandfather's collection; acquired in Germany after WWII; thence by descent 2006. This amulet was believed to be protection against “Elfshot”: the attack of elves was believed to be responsible for mysterious suffering in men and livestock. 'Elfshot' described sudden shooting pains localised to a particular area of the body, such as in rheumatism, arthritis or muscle stitches or cramps. Elves were thought to shoot darts or arrows where such pains had no obvious external cause. Belief in elfshot persisted into the 20th century in rural areas, and as proof, country folk would sometimes find small arrowheads (the remains of Neolithic or Mesolithic flints, or naturally-occuring spear-shaped stones) that were believed to be the magical weapons that caused the afflictions. The belief in elfshot begins in the Pagan Germanic period and this amulet is a very early and rare example. Very fine condition.
Lot 71
Seleucid Period, 2nd-1st century BC. A gold oval pendant with six beads of gold to the ends forming suspension loops, set with a cabochon banded agate. 2.93 grams, 25mm (1"). Property of a North London lady; gifted from her father's collection; formerly with a Mayfair gallery, London, UK; previously acquired in the 1980s. Fine condition.
Lot 243
11th-13th century AD. A bronze enkolpion reliquary cross pendant hinged at the lower edge and with barrel loop above; obverse with Corpus Christi and legend 'IDEOVO?HIC / COVXICOVX'; reverse with figure in orans pose with busts of the four apostles. 115 grams, 11.6cm (4 1/2"). From a private collection; formed 1965-1975. Very fine condition.
Lot 527
9th-10th century AD. A bronze brooch and pendant assemblage comprising: two elliptical bronze tortoise brooches, each domed with raised ornament, wide flange, pin to the reverse; from the lower edge of each brooch a tubular spacer, threaded with leather, suspension hoops to both sides, from which hang two small seed-shaped pendants; to one side an additional chain of double-links joining a bronze equal-arm brooch with two trapezoidal arms, each with raised Borre-Style geometric ornament, masks to the ends and central domed panel, catch, lug and pin to the reverse, pierced lug to accept the chain; below each tubular spacer, a spacer of quatrefoil shape, with two lobes filled with concentric bands, the upper as a suspension loop and the lower with three more suspension loops, from which hang further pendants; from two, a chain connecting the two matching spacers, one shorter and smaller; from the left spacer, two chains of 8-shaped links, one with openwork bird-shaped pendant, one with hollow tubular pendant, from the right spacer a chain of 8-shaped links with a firesteel, formed with an iron curved bit and openwork design of two addorsed horses, suspension loop to the top. See MacGregor, A. et al. A Summary Catalogue of the Continental Archaeological Collections, Oxford, 1997, item 4 for oval brooches; cf. Ewing, T. Viking Clothing, Stroud, 2007. 476 grams, 90cm (35 1/2"). Property of a professional collector; acquired before 1990. Women's display jewellery in the Viking age comprised both utilitarian and symbolic items. The brooches were worn high on the chest, supporting an apron-type overdress (hangerok) with the beads and chains strung between them and various small items attached. The pendants probably symbolised the authority of the female in the domestic sphere (key, coin, spindle whorl),and in husbandry (model animal, crotal bells, model knife"). Very fine condition; professionally cleaned and conserved.
Lot 634
11th-12th century AD. A gold cruciform pendant with gusset to the loop, nimbate bust and text to the discoid finial of each arm, central pelletted cross, 'IC XC' legend to the reverse. 10 grams, 41mm (1 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] Very fine condition. Rare.
Lot 564
8th-9th century AD. A silver bird-head pendant comprising a D-section neck and curved beak with hollow to the inner face, herringbone detailing to the neck, domed eyes with triskele and comma-leaf pupils, suspension loop above. See Franceschi, G., Jorn, A. & Magnus, B. Fuglen, Dyret og Mennesket i Nordisk Jernalderkunst, vol.2, Borgen, 2005; Brown, P. The Book of Kells, London, reprinted 1992. 12 grams, 31mm (1 1/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1970s. The bird-head finial has parallels in Scandinavian art (e.g. the mount from Hovinsaari, Finland - Franceschi et al, item 115) while the triskele and comma-leaf detailing to the eye and the incised ornament on the beak have parallels in e.g. the Book of Kells. Very fine condition.
Lot 100
5th-3rd century BC. A matched pair of gold earrings, each a twisted wire hoop with leaf detailing, hollow spherical pendant with ribbed loop, bands of granulation and cells with cabochon inserts, granule cluster below. 11 grams total, 42mm (1 3/4"). From a private collection formed in North America; acquired on the US art market in the early 1990s. [2] Fine condition.
Lot 103
5th-3rd century BC. A hollow-formed gold pendant with ribbed suspension loop, piriform body with applied granule and filigree detailing, cell to the underside with inset garnet cabochon. 6.23 grams, 30mm (1"). From a private collection formed in North America; acquired on the US art market in the early 1990s. Extremely fine condition.
Lot 143
1st century BC-3rd century AD. An Eastern Roman pendant comprising: an agate(?) globe with discoid panel above decorated with granule clusters, filigree ropework, central cell with carnelian insert, two ribbed suspension loops; linked by four filigree wires with looped ends to a similar panel with granules, filigree and circular voids, columnar neck with lateral piriform carnelian cabochons in cells and lateral ribbed loops, inset cabochon above. Cf. Marshall, F.H. Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911, pl.LI for type. 30 grams, 42.5mm (1 1/2"). Property of a European businessman; formerly in a Belgian collection; previously from an old German collection. Fine condition.
Lot 328
6th-4th century BC. A large matched pair of openwork crescent earrings, each a crescent plaque with granulated border and radiating triangles of granulation surrounded by a band of ten spheres, each with granulation to four sides, a band of coiled spring and an outer band of gold spheres; to the bottom, three suspension hoops with three hollow seed-like pendants, ribbed to the lower half and with granule clusters to the apices; the clasp a bar with annular terminals. Cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession number 1995.180a, b for similar type. 32 grams, 8cm (3"). Property of a London gentleman; previously acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. [2] Fine condition; one pendant with incomplete hook.
Lot 146
1st-3rd century AD. A gold pendant with triangular granule decoration to the edge; set with carnelian engraved with Cupid raising a tropaeum consisting of military uniform on a stand. 4.81 grams, 20mm (3/4"). Property of a North London lady; gifted from her father's collection; formerly with a Mayfair gallery, London, UK; previously acquired in the 1980s. Fine condition.
Lot 144
3rd century AD. A gold pendant formed as a D-shaped panel with scrolled wire rim and volute scroll detailing, ribbed loop, cell with inset nicolo gemstone. 4.29 grams, 23mm (1"). Property of a Richmond gentleman; part of his family collection formed before 1980; thence by descent. Very fine condition.
Lot 407
19th century AD. A gold pendant of a bird with wings extended and suspension loops to the pinions; inset cabochon rubies to the head, body and wings, ruby beak, band of inset emerald cabochons to the wings, crystal panel to the chest, pearl breloques to the wings and tail with irregular emerald breloques. 38 grams, 52mm (2"). From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s, supplied with geologic report No. TL005181, by geologic consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz. Dr Bonewitz notes: 'This is a classic piece from the period, with about an ounce of gold and a good number of fine gemstones.' Very fine condition.
Lot 20
New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC. A carved crystal pendant of the double-curved serpent uraeus with ribbed loop and hatched neck section. See Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994. 3.75 grams, 25mm (1"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. Very fine condition.
Lot 54
6th-4th century BC. A restrung necklace of graduated barrel-shaped blue glass beads with eye detailing, interstitial globular yellow glass eye beads, pendant of a hollow male head with applied detailing to the hair, eyes, brow, ears and earrings. 84 grams, 35cm (13 3/4"). From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. Fine condition. Rare.
Lot 327
1st millennium BC. A suite comprising: a lapis lazuli pendant with gold head and forepaws, tail recurved to form the suspension loop; two earrings, each a curved body with gold tail extending to the hoop and head with open mouth. 14.41 grams total, pendant: 28mm (1"). Property of a Mayfair lady; formerly in an important London collection formed since 1965. [3] Fine condition.
Lot 122
1st-2nd century AD. A finely detailed winged or possibly horned bronze phallic double looped pendant or mount, three dimensional with engraved detail of hair; the reverse with two pierced lugs; accompanied by a copy of the Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Finds Report dated November 1998 comments: 'Phallic ornaments are a fairly common good luck / virility symbol, the association with bulls is common - adding extra male strength to the symbolism - and they are often but not exclusively associated with the Roman army'. See Colonel Fanin, The Royal Museum at Naples, Being Some Account of The Erotic Paintings, Bronzes, and Statues Contained in That Famous 'Cabinet of Secret', London, 1871; also, Hammond, Brett, Benet's Artefacts of England: Roman Edition, Essex, 2016, pp.254-255 and Johns, Catherine, Sex or Symbol, BM, London, 1989 for discussion and other examples. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History, vol.XXXIX, pt.3, p.357, fig.94(I) and p.362 (this piece), accompanied by a copy of the relevant pages including drawings and text. 70 grams, 43mm wide (1 3/4"). Found near Sudbury, Suffolk, UK, in 1998; accompanied by a copy of the Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Finds Report dated November 1998 (Arts Council England export approval has previously been granted"). [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] Very fine condition. Extremely rare.
Lot 181
1st century BC-2nd century AD. A silver pendant of a winged phallus with suspension loop to the rear. Cf. Boucher, S. Inventaire des Collections Publiques Françaises - 17 Vienne: Bronzes Antiques, Paris, 1971, item 60. 22 grams, 39.5mm (1 1/2"). From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980. Very fine condition.
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