LOT 120
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Lot 120
A SCARCE EARLY ENGLISH CARVED OAK MISERICORD REST, POSSIBLY 15TH CENTURY. The heavy, thick single plank carved rest with two angelic figures separated by a drapery swag. Height 10 inches (25.5 cm), width 20.5 inches (52 cm).
Estimate:
$400 - 700
Comparison:
For a somewhat similar example, see Juanita Wood, Wooden Images; Misericords and Medieval England, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, London, England, page 113, illustrated; which depicts a similarly configured half round shaped cornice and similarly sculpted figure, dated to the 14th century.
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