LEAD PLAQUE mounted on an oak board, portrait of Elizabeth I
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£150 - £250
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£550 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
LEAD PLAQUE mounted on an oak board, portrait of Elizabeth I derived from the portrait by Isaac Oliver. Ascribed in arch above the monarch's 'Eliz H REG A AD 1585' 35.5cm x 21.5cm Provenance: By repute removed from Theobalds Palace (the home of the Tudor kings) during restoration work. The Plaque was purchased in 1900 from a workman involved in the demolition of Temple Bar in Fleet Street. From 1900 thence by descent.
