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LOT 0364
Post Medieval Silver Apostle Peter Statuette
18TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
2 1/2 in. (50.13 grams, 65 mm).
A silver figure modelled in the round as Apostle Peter standing on a polygonal base, wearing a floor-length robe and clasping the key to the gate of Heaven to his breast, semi-naturalistic facial detailing, beard and hair. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAustrian private collection since circa 1995.
Ex central London gallery.
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