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LOT 0362
Large Late Medieval Wooden Spread Eagle Lectern Figure
FLANDERS, 16TH CENTURY A.D.
68 7/8 in. (15.3 kg total, 1.75 m high including stand).
Painted and carved in the round as an imposing eagle standing atop a globe, wings half-spread, semi-naturalistic detailing and remains of gilding; accompanied by its (likely) original wrought iron tripod stand with facetted and collared shaft; also accompanied by a modern custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Mayer collection.
Private collection, South West France.
with SVV Prunier, 11 October 2020, lot 79.
Ex central London gallery.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.202075.
Literature
Cf. similar eagle figurine in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, forming part of a larger display lectern, under accession no. 68.8.
Footnotes
Possibly used as a lectern at some point and modified for this purpose with a transverse ledge cut into the rear of the tail.
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LOT 0362
Large Late Medieval Wooden Spread Eagle Lectern Figure
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
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