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LOT 1653
Medieval Reverse Glass Painting of a Stag
RHINELAND, CIRCA 1520 A.D.
7 3/4 x 6 /4 in. (324 grams, 19.5 x 16 cm).
Rectangular glass panel with detailed painting of a stag bounding through dense coils of foliage, smaller hind to the rear and bird with spread wings; gilt field, mounted in a glazed wooden frame with velvet reveal. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Schnitzler collection since 1930.
Ex central London gallery.
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