Ancient Art, Antiquities & Coins
May 28, 2019
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United kingdom
The May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8LT, United Kingdom
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LOT 500:
Viking Sword Chape with Ringerike Design
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Start price:
£
2,000
Estimated price:
$2,000 - $3,000
Auction house commission:
30%
VAT: On commission only
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10th century AD
A bronze chape for a sword's scabbard, heater-shaped with lug to the point and scooped upper edges; to each broad face a low-relief design of a stylised animal with segmented body and limbs; tip of the iron blade and portion of the wooden scabbard remaining inside. 70 grams, 80mm (3 1/4"). Very fine condition.
Provenance
From the family collection of a London gentleman; formed in the late 1940s-1950s; thence by descent.
Literature
Cf. Paulsen, P. Schwertortbänder der Wikingerzeit, Stuttgart, 1953, item 39 for type.
