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NOTTINGHAM, 15TH CENTURY
Saint Bartholomew
carved ajourée alabaster relief; on a later textile-covered support; the reverse with two paper labels inscribed ‘ST. BARTHOLOMEW.’ and ‘17784 / 15th Cent. Notting... / alabaster figure / St. Bartholomew / US/B/=’; inscribed twice in pencil and ink ‘APUU’; and with two small areas of lead for mounting
1512 in. (39.4 cm.) high; 2114 in. (54 cm.) high, overall
Literature
P. Nelson, ‘Some Unpublished English Medieval Alabaster Carvings’, in Archaeological Journal, LXXXII, 1925, p. 29, pl. VI.I.

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
F. Cheetham, English Medieval Alabasters, Oxford, 1984, pp. 81-82, nos. 10 and 11.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
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