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LOT 0335
Medieval Carved Bone Plaques from the Embriachi Workshop
FLORENCE, 1380-1400 A.D.
11 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (445 grams, 29.1 x 24 cm).
Set of rectangular carved bone panels each with chamfered rim and recessed panel; ten with a pair of rosettes within roundels flanked by folate motifs; mainly military motifs with nude figures in profile advancing with weapons among trees; larger central panel with four nude warriors confronted with a shield and banner; mounted in a velvet-covered matrix in a gilt wooden frame. [No Reserve]
Provenance
with Woolley & Wallis, 16 January 2024, no.53.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12498-230728.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 0335
Medieval Carved Bone Plaques from the Embriachi Workshop
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
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