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LOT 0416
Medieval Marble Capital with Winged Demon
LATE 12TH CENTURY A.D.
14 1/2 in. (14.05 kg total, 37 cm including stand).
Carved capital to a column with crouching nude figure, swept-back hair and wings spread along two adjacent edges, tail looped to the side, foliage arches to the rear, ledge below, two dressed faces to the rear. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith Christie's, Paris, 19 June 2018, no.34.
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Medieval Marble Capital with Winged Demon
Late 12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Carved capital to a column with crouching nude figure, swept-back hair and wings spread along two adjacent edges, tail looped to the side, foliage arches to the rear, ledge below, two dressed faces to the rear. 14.05 kg total, 37 cm including stand
with Christie's, Paris, 19 June 2018, no.34. -
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Circa 1600-1750 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
With a wide D-section hoop, inscription to the inner face reading 'In god alone wee two are one' with long e. 6.37 grams, 22.95 mm overall, 20.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)
Ex Lionel collection, formed 1980s. From the Horton collection, UK.
