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LOT 1901
Post Medieval Silvered Bronze Corpus Christi
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 in. (99 grams, 13.2 cm high).
Modelled in the round with draped knee-length loincloth and discoid nimbus with cruciform design; attachment holes at hands and crossed feet; copying 17th century style. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman collector.
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