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LOT 0409

Sold for (Inc. bp): £910

MEDIEVAL FLOOR TILE WITH RUNNING BOAR
NORTHERN FRANCE, CIRCA 1300 A.D.
5 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (863 grams, 13.5 x 13.5 cm).

Glazed square floor tile with cream-coloured image of a hog running with legs extended. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Benjamin Proust, 2015.
Ex central London gallery.

Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated cataloguing document with references.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Eames, E., Medieval Craftsmen: English Tilers, London, 1992, item 67, for type.

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