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LOT 0350
Medieval Gilt Bronze Lion Finial
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (25.1 grams, 32 mm high).
Modelled in the half-round standing with head left on a plinth base, rectangular fixing socket to underside.
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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