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LOT 2028
Medieval Stained Glass Panel with White Lion
EARLY 15TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/2 in. (143 grams, 16.5 cm).
Irregular-shaped panel with lead frame, hindquarters of a lion on a dark red field with scrolled tendrils; possibly from the heraldic Arms of Burgundy. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection, Paris.
Ex central London gallery.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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