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LOT 1747
Medieval Stained Glass Panel with Head of a Boy
FRANCE, EARLY 16TH CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (106 grams, 12.5 cm).
Irregular, with lead came frame and suspension loop; amber-coloured glass with sepia portrait of a fair-haired youth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceGalerie de Chartres, 2009.
Ex central London gallery.
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Opening Bid: £80
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Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With D-section hoop and domed bezel with pellets. 9.63 grams, 24.50 mm overall, 16.04 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)
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