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LOT 0369
Medieval Knight's Bronze Limoges Buckle Plate with Rampant Lion Fighting a Human-Headed Snake
12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (13.8 grams, 33 mm).
Rectangular plaque with two attachment holes and flange to rear, enamel design with rampant lion and figure; additional later rivet head close to one corner. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound North Norfolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
See Taburet-Delahaye, E. & Boehm, B.D., L'Œuvre de Limoges, Paris, 1995, for discussion.
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LOT 0369
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