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LOT 0339
Medieval Carved Oak Boss with the Mask of a Man and Foliage
CIRCA 1475 A.D.
9 5/8 in. (2.3 kg, 24.5 cm).
Carved in the half-round as a tonsured male face centred in an octofoil with mounting sockets and lateral piercings. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Collection of Roderick and Valentine Butler, Marwood House, Honiton, Devon.
with Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, 10 March 2020, no.436.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12496-230639.
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 0339
Medieval Carved Oak Boss with the Mask of a Man and Foliage
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
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