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Lot 345
Unknown Spanish Crest With Military Associations
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Late 19th - early 20th century, on canvas laid to bard, a streamer above the composition reads "ARMAS DE LL'AP PECLI DO DI AMBEL"; the central motif consists of four quadrants showing, clockwise, the Lion of Leon, a raven, the castle of Castille, and two diagonal bars; below are four Spanish military breast stars, five medals likely showing King Alfonso XIII, and three cruciform medals. Presented in a modern coppertone wooden frame with linen liner.

Frame dimensions 40.5 x 35.5 in.; sight size 33.5 x 28.25 in.

Private Collection, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Creases to the canvas; a few old repairs and touch-ups.