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LOT 0372

Medieval Iron Fire-Stand in the Shape of a Dragon

SPAIN, CIRCA 1480 A.D.

15 1/2 in. (438 grams, 39.2 cm).

Handmade firedog with stub feet, single rear limb (or tail), arched neck with pierced bulb finial; five holes to the body. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Luis Elvira, Spain, 2007.
Ex central London gallery.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 0372

Medieval Iron Fire-Stand in the Shape of a Dragon

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040

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