Viking Era Silver Bracelet with Spectacles Pattern

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Viking Era silver bracelet with a square section and a spectacles-pattern centre; inner diameter 8.1 cm (3 3/16 inches), weight 96.5 g, in excellent condition and dating to the 10th century AD, with provenance including May Department Stores Company and The Hecht Company.

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Description from the seller

Thick solid silver square sectioned bracelet, decorated with twisted wire, forming a spectacles pattern in the centre. Exquisite.

Size: 8.1 cm inside D - 3 3/16 inches
Material: Silver, 96.5 grms
Culture: Viking, c. 10th century A.D.
Condition: Intact


Provenance: with May Department Stores Company, Missouri, since January 1965.
with The Hecht Company, Washington DC, 1972.
Lloyd and Jeanne Raport Collection, acquired from the above, 28 March 1972.
Listed on an appraisal dated 18 April 1972.
Lloyd and Jeanne Raport Collection, Washington DC and Florida, formed between 1972 – 2000.
Ex Bonham's Auction, lot 245.


The seller guarantees that this item has been legally acquired & will be legally exported, related documents seen by Catawiki.
This item do not need an export licence within the EU.
The seller will inform the buyer if it needs a UK export licence outside the EU

Worldwide shipping by Registered Mail.
Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity
N.B. Import duties may be incurred on orders shipped to countries outside the UK.
Notice: We are not able to ship to Greece and Cyprus.

Thick solid silver square sectioned bracelet, decorated with twisted wire, forming a spectacles pattern in the centre. Exquisite.

Size: 8.1 cm inside D - 3 3/16 inches
Material: Silver, 96.5 grms
Culture: Viking, c. 10th century A.D.
Condition: Intact


Provenance: with May Department Stores Company, Missouri, since January 1965.
with The Hecht Company, Washington DC, 1972.
Lloyd and Jeanne Raport Collection, acquired from the above, 28 March 1972.
Listed on an appraisal dated 18 April 1972.
Lloyd and Jeanne Raport Collection, Washington DC and Florida, formed between 1972 – 2000.
Ex Bonham's Auction, lot 245.


The seller guarantees that this item has been legally acquired & will be legally exported, related documents seen by Catawiki.
This item do not need an export licence within the EU.
The seller will inform the buyer if it needs a UK export licence outside the EU

Worldwide shipping by Registered Mail.
Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity
N.B. Import duties may be incurred on orders shipped to countries outside the UK.
Notice: We are not able to ship to Greece and Cyprus.

Details

Culture
Viking Era
Century/timeframe
Viking, c. 10th century A.D.
Name of object
Bracelet with Spectacles Pattern
Acquired from
Auction house
Year acquired
2021
Material
Silver
Country acquired from
United Kingdom
Condition
Excellent
Previous owner acquired from
Private collection
Previous owner - year acquired
1972
Previous owner - country acquired from
United States
I verify that I have obtained this object legally and that I am allowed to sell it
Yes
Authenticity
Original/official
United KingdomVerified
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Objects sold
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