A Rare 14thC French Medieval Gothic Period Carved Oak Bust of A Crowned Lady c.1350 Doe & Hope X Hannah Matthews There the constables confronted John

There the constables confronted John Owen

Brislington House (now known as Long Fox Manor) was built as a private lunatic asylum

There are a few inscriptions to the reverse

which roughly translates to ‘Globe adopted by the council of the University House Delamarche street Serpente 25 Paris 1870’

A Rare 14thC French Medieval Gothic Period Carved Oak Bust of A Crowned Lady c.1350 Doe & Hope X Hannah Matthews There the constables confronted JohnOrigin: FrenchPeriod: Medieval GothicProvenance: The Joseph Altounian CollectionDate: c. 1350 1400Height: 8. 5Width: 6. 5Depth: 4. 5The well carved oak female bust of a crowned lady, possibly the Madonna, with a draped veil and scooped neckline to her robe; the head slightly turned and with a doleful expression; her crown worn over the veil with foliage ornament; the whole showing the remains of the original polychrome, gilding and gesso foundation