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LOT 2050
Vintage Medieval Style Chest
20TH CENTURY A.D.
13 x 9 x 5 1/8 in. (3.69 kg, 33 x 23 x 13 cm).
Comprising a wooden frame with applied metal plates and decorative trims, a helmetted knight's head to the lid, fleur-de-lys motifs to the lid and long panels, large lion-head mount to each short face, inside with perspex panels; after the antique. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Midlands, UK, collection.
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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