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LOT 1982
Post Medieval Red Sandstone Corbel Head
CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/2 in. (8.7 kg, 27 cm).
Carved with centre-parted wavy hair, large lentoid eyes, neat beard and moustache; irregular to rear.
Provenance
Found in a garden in North Yorkshire, UK.
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LOT 1982
Post Medieval Red Sandstone Corbel Head
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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