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LOT 1777
Medieval Stained Glass Head of a Saint
WESTERN FRANCE, 15TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (62.3 grams, 10.7 cm).
Portrait bust of John the Evangelist with vesica-shaped brooch at the chest, nimbus behind the head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx central London gallery.
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