A Rare Medieval Period Carved Stone Grotesque Holding a Coconut c.1300-1400 sub-Mirrors & Lighting the whole on a moody

the whole on a moody earthy ground

the inner circular ivory dial having hand painted numerals with winding holes and subsidiary dial with faded makers name

survives from turn of the century France

really hard

It may be that Thomas Fitzwilliam (information on him is scant

A Rare Medieval Period Carved Stone Grotesque Holding a Coconut c.1300-1400 sub-Mirrors & Lighting the whole on a moodyOrigin: English Period: Medieval Renaissance Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1300 1400 Height: 10 Width: 18 Depth: 23. 5 (all at extremities) The large and wonderfully evocative medieval period stone grotesque, in complete condition and at two feet deep, once part of a cathedral or church exterior, the grotesques head fashioned in the typical medieval manner, its mouth open baring its teeth and clutching a coconut, the beast with large talons and tail,