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LOT 2307
Medieval Seated Heraldic Lion Statuette
CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (47 grams, 39 mm).
Modelled in round on a discoid platform, engraved mane, head and leg details.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 2307
Medieval Seated Heraldic Lion Statuette
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£75 (EUR 87; USD 101) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Arms with this general scheme (fess between chevronels) occur in several families including Trevanion, Seward, Seneschall, Hill, Lisle, Lyde, Davent, Grandin, Trewrek, Hopham, Walpole, Austen and several others, some with additional charges and/or variations of colour.
