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LOT 0411
Bas Relief Royal Bust
FRANCE, EARLY 16TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
5 7/8 in. (590 grams, 15 cm).
Carved in the half-round, profile portrait bust of a nobleman (probably King Louis XI of France) with tiered cap and collar of S-link chain; later fixing point to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Andre and Marius Dubus collection, Louviers, Normandy, France.
Valoir Maison de Ventes aux Encheres, 13 November 2021, lot 170.
Ex central London gallery.
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