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LOT 0367
Medieval Heraldic Tile with the Heads of Three Moors within a Shield
NORMANDY, LATE 15TH CENTURY A.D.
8 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (2.65 kg, 22 x 22 cm).
Terracotta floor tile with glazed design of a heater shield chevron between three Moors' heads with a mullet at the apex. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith Benjamin Proust, 2015.
Ex central London gallery.
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LOT 0367
Medieval Heraldic Tile with the Heads of Three Moors within a Shield
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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