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LOT 0399
Stained Glass Panel of a City Landscape
NORTHERN FRANCE, PROBABLY CHAMPAGNE, CIRCA 1520-1530 A.D.
8 5/8 in. (223 grams, 22 cm wide).
Irregular panel depicting a section of fortified town wall with gate, towers and loopholes, church and other buildings; lowering clouds above; framed with lead cames with two suspension loops. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith De Baecque Vente Aux Enchere, 5 March 2022, no.52.
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