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LOT 1869
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
MEDIEVAL ENAMELLED GILT BRONZE LIMOGES SAINT FIGURE
13TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (22 grams, 61 mm).
13TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (22 grams, 61 mm).
Comprising a tongue-shaped curved-section body pierced in two places for attachment, with rounded shoulders and bowed head with short tonsured hair. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
LITERATURE:
Cf. similar items on the shrine of St Hippolyte in Taburet-Delahaye, E. & Boehm, B.D., L'Œuvre de Limoges, Paris, 1995, item 113.
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TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
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