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LOT 0313

Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900

MEDIEVAL BLOCK WITH LION RELIEF
VENICE, 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
11 5/8 in. (23.2 kg total, 30 cm high including stand).

A stylised lion's face and mane carved in relief in stone; likely part of a frieze; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

PROVENANCE:
with Hotel Des Ventes De Monte, Monaco, 14 December 2021, lot 13.
English private collection.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11661-199833.

CONDITION
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