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LOT 0357
Medieval Limestone Capital with Felines
BORDEAUX, 12TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/4 in. (27.5 kg, 26 cm).
Square in plan with round base and expanding trunk decorated on two faces with dense scrolled foliage and two opposed lions perching on branches within; high-relief modelling and some deep undercutting. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection in Bordeaux.
with Pierre Berge, 29 November 2017, no.7.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12146-217446.
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