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LOT 1734
Medieval Stained Glass Armorial Panel
GERMANY OR SWITZERLAND, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/2 in. (134 grams, 16.5 cm).
In a lead frame, glass panel with stained depiction of heraldic shield and helmet; the arms quartered with rampant lion, bends and claws; portion of white and yellow lambrequin above red field. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the French art market, 2007.
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