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LOT 1356
English Medieval Handled Flask
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
8 5/8 in. (745 grams, 22 cm high).
A wheel-thrown redware flask composed of a stout, piriform body, strap handle and pinched mouth, splayed foot; decorative lead glaze to the upper body; label to base: 'THE / HENRY SANDON / COLLECTION / E.140'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Henry Sandon collection.
Brunk Auctions, 18 January 2014, lot 25 (part).
Ex central London gallery.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous typed catalogue page.
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