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LOT 1560
Medieval Glazed Ceramic Tile with Three Crowned Lions within Heraldic Shield
FRANCE, 15TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (912 grams, 13.5 x 13.5 cm).
Displayed on a substantial square floor tile, the reserved lions with protruding tongues, framed by the lower portion of a heater-shaped field; remains of bedding cement to reverse together with a Bonham's lot label. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Benjamin Proust, 2015.
Ex central London gallery.
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LOT 1560
Medieval Glazed Ceramic Tile with Three Crowned Lions within Heraldic Shield
Sold for (Inc. bp): £403
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