JEWELLERY, ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION Tuesday, 1 December 2020 - 10:00 AM start
An early 16th/17thC period oak carved boss or post capital
Realised: $1,400 plus premium
Lot Details
compact squat circular shape carved with a snake biting the wing of a griffin that is devouring an eagle. Dia.120mm, H.55mm. Scratch inscribed underneath Haughtan (Tower?) 1781, possibly a reference to Hoghton Tower, Lancashire. Weighted with lead as a paperweight.
