A pair of 18th century carved and ebonised oak heraldic beas...

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25 - A pair of 18th century carved and ebonised oak heraldic beasts, lion and unicorn, each holding scrol...

Hammer

£7,500

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A pair of 18th century carved and ebonised oak heraldic beasts, lion and unicorn, each holding scrolls, on later plinths, 42cm high

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Both with numerous small losses, most notably on the lion two sections of his tail and the left half of the scroll / shield that he is holding, on the unicorn the horn is made of iron, one section of the tail is missing and there are some cracks running downwards, both showing a little wear and rot at the bottoms with other nicks and dents throughout.

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Auction Date:

27th Sep 22 at 9:30am BST