Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF VIKING PERIOD SILVER

COLLECTION OF VIKING PERIOD SILVER BROOCHES - Ca. AD 700 - 1100. A collection of six silver brooches of oval and D-shaped form, each fitted with an integral pin. The group comprises two larger examples, each with twin blue cabochons in raised circular settings. The remaining four are of smaller size, each with ribbed decoration flanking the pin bar.For similar see: F. Androshchuk, From Vikings to Rus - the Danish Connection in: Rus - Vikings in the East, p. 14.Size: 27.7-85.4mm x 29.1-80mm; Weight: 73.9gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Austrian art market before 2000.