European Furniture and Decorative Arts

There are large chips and rough edges throughout. There is an old exhibit number adhered to one side. There are some visible fractures with a small amount of fill on the back uncarved side extending through part of the front suggesting it might have been partially repaired where it was removed from its old site.

The 12th century dating comes from a Christie's appraisal. The capital comes from the collection of a prominent Chicago collector. There is no additional provenance information available.

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