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LOT 0320
Medieval Gilt Reliquary Figure of a Saint
13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (91 grams, 10.6 cm).
Modelled in the round on an ornate mount; the saint with tonsured hairstyle, draped floor-length robe, right hand drawn up to the chest and left hand holding a book; ferrous pin to the rear of the head to attach a separate halo; octagonal-section trumpet-shaped base developing to a foliate stem with hatched detailing.
ProvenanceFound Romney Marsh area, Kent, UK, 1990-2020.
Property of a Kent, UK gentleman.
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LOT 0320
Medieval Gilt Reliquary Figure of a Saint
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£300 (EUR 348; USD 405) +BP*
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