TWO SILVER HAIRPINS, 10TH CENTURY
TWO SILVER HAIRPINS
10TH CENTURY
Each with an openwork head: one chased with two birds flanking a ribbon with trailing ends, the details engraved and highlighted in gilding; the second similarly decorated in repoussé with a pair of geese in flight.
6 3/8 and 5 ½ in. (16.3 and 14 cm.) long; weight 7.3 and 4.6 g
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TWO SILVER HAIRPINS
10TH CENTURY
Each with an openwork head: one chased with two birds flanking a ribbon with trailing ends, the details engraved and highlighted in gilding; the second similarly decorated in repoussé with a pair of geese in flight.
6 3/8 and 5 ½ in. (16.3 and 14 cm.) long; weight 7.3 and 4.6 g