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LOT 1974
Renaissance Wood Lion Face Plaque
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
4 in. (34 grams, 10.3 cm wide).
Discoid in plan with raised rim to the tondo with high-relief lion-mask.
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1974
Renaissance Wood Lion Face Plaque
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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