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LOT 1678
Medieval Bronze Statuette of the Virgin and Child
NETHERLANDS, CIRCA 1470-1480 A.D.
6 1/4 in. (1530 grams, 16 cm high).
Hollow-formed with Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus and a globe, border of triangular radiating flames, openwork crown. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Auvergne, Central France.
Daguerre Societe de Ventes Volontaires, 12 December 2016, lot 50.
Ex central London gallery.
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