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LOT 2128
Post Medieval Stained Glass Panel with Crown
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
4 5/8 in. (94 grams, 11.6 cm).
Rectangular panel in lead frame, painted with a crown with band of roundels at the brow and lozenge leaves with trefoils between. [No Reserve]
Provenance
with De Baecque Vente Aux Encheres, 8 June 2023, no.511.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Footnotes
Probably the crown of a French marquis with strawberry leaves and pearl clusters.
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