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LOT 0373

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GBP (£) 7,000 - 9,000
EUR (€) 8,090 - 10,400
USD ($) 8,890 - 11,430

Current bid: £3,500 (+bp*)
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(1 Bid, Reserve not met)   |   Current bid: £3,500

MEDIEVAL GLASS BEAKER WITH PRUNTS
13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (233 grams, 12.2 cm high).

Of tubular form with flared rim and applied collar to the foot, applied trails to the sidewall and four rows of prunts with applied blue-glass ornament.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired in the 1980s.
with Christopher Sheppard, London, UK.
Acquired from the above in 2007.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11978-210905.

LITERATURE:
See prunted beaker in the Getty Museum under accession no.84.DK.528, for general type; see also the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no.2010.521, for type.

CONDITION