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LOT 0409
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]
ProvenanceBenjamin Proust, 2015.
Ex central London gallery.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated cataloguing document with references.
Cf. Eames, E., Medieval Craftsmen: English Tilers, London, 1992, item 67, for type.
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