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LOT 1506
Elizabethan Period Ceramic Fire Brick Group
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 - 6 in. (6.68 kg total, 13-15 cm).
Each differently sized and displaying and decorative design in relief, including foliage, facing busts within wreaths and lozenges, crowned lozenge with flourishes and other worn motifs. [4]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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