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Lot 102

Three medieval encaustic floor tiles, 14th century

29 September 2020, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £637.50 inc. premium

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Three medieval encaustic floor tiles, 14th century

Inlaid in cream clay, including an armorial tile with the coat of arms of the King of Mann, comprising a triskelion of three legs alternating with quatrefoils within a shield, 13.4cm square, together with two Wessex School tiles, one with a roundel containing two birds addorsed on a tree surmounted by a fleur-de-lis, 13.3cm square, the other with a lion passant facing to sinister within a roundel, 13.1cm x 12.8cm (3)

Footnotes

Provenance
Woodspring Priory, Somerset, September 1885 excavations
Private Collection, purchased April 1933

See the footnote to lot 99 in this sale. For the tile bearing the arms of the Isle of Man see the footnote to lot 100.

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