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LOT 0829
Estimate
GBP (£) 2,500 - 3,000
EUR (€) 3,000 - 3,600
USD ($) 3,120 - 3,740
NORMAN BRONZE ZOOMORPHIC PRICK CANDLESTICK
(Bronze, 115 grams, 83 mm.).
(Bronze, 115 grams, 83 mm.).
Circa 12th century AD. A bronze candleholder in the form of dog with erect head and neck, recurved tail and hatched panels to flanks; the spike attached to the shoulders.
PROVENANCE:
Ex Christies, Amsterdam, sale 2857, lot 608 with ticket attached.
FOOTNOTES:
The workmanship is Norman Sicilian.
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