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LOT 0337
Medieval Wooden Pew End Carved with Flamboyant Blind Tracery
ENGLAND, NORFOLK OR SUFFOLK, EARLY 15TH CENTURY A.D.
42 1/2 in. (15.3 kg, 108 cm high).
Carved end of a church pew with lancet arch arcading supporting a roundel with triskele; pointed upstand with foliage detailing; old clout-nail to lower edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Peter Richey, 1997.
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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LOT 0337
Medieval Wooden Pew End Carved with Flamboyant Blind Tracery
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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