Sale 8337
London, South Kensington
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26 February 2013
Price realised
GBP 1,188
Estimate
AN HISPANO-MORESQUE COPPER-LUSTRE CHARGER FIRST HALF 16TH CENTURY, PROBABLY VALENCIA (MANISES) THE CENTRAL RAISED BOSS RESERVED WITH A STYLISED FLOWER, THE WELL AND BORDER LUSTRED WITH SCROLLING FOLIAGE CENTRED BY TREES AND DIVIDED BY DIAMOND-SHAPED PANELS, THE REVERSE WITH A CENTRAL WHEEL WITHIN CONCENTRIC LINES ENCLOSED BY SCROLLING FERN ORNAMENT AROUND THE BORDER, PIERCED FOR SUSPENSION 15 3/8 IN. (39 CM.) DIAM.
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