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LOT 1465
Post Medieval Enamelled Plaque in Limoges Style
19TH CENTURY A.D.
8 in. (278 grams, 20.2 cm).
An enamelled plaque in Limoges style, Saint Mary carrying the infant Jesus standing at the centre, banner reading 'SANCTA MARIA' below on a field of lozenges containing crosses; three piercings for attachment.
Provenance
Old North American collection.
Massachusetts, USA, 2005.
Property of a Suffolk gentleman.
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