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LOT 0829

Estimate
GBP (£) 2,500 - 3,000
EUR (€) 2,980 - 3,570
USD ($) 3,240 - 3,890

NORMAN BRONZE ZOOMORPHIC PRICK CANDLESTICK
(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.

CONDITION