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LOT 0338
Medieval Wooden Lion Pew
EAST ANGLIA, 15TH CENTURY A.D.
42 3/4 in. (15.7 kg, 108.5 cm high).
Carved finial for a church pew with scooped arm-rest and rear slot for shelf; tapering upper section with trefoil finial; arm-rest with integral carved figure of a lion couchant with tiered curly mane. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Peter Richey, 1999.
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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