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LOT 0152
Medieval Gilt Bronze Animal Collection
11TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 2 in. (38 grams total, 30-51 mm).
Comprising: a Romanesque beast mount with gaping mouth and bulging eyes; a finial formed as a lion-like dog standing left on a plinth base with socket to underside; an openwork element straddled by a pantheress figure. [3]
Provenance
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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LOT 0152
Medieval Gilt Bronze Animal Collection
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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