A Rare Medieval Period Carved Stone Grotesque Holding a Coconut c.1300-1400 sub-Mirrors & Lighting shaped apron and fret cut

shaped apron and fret cut pediment

survives from turn of the century France

There is an old paper sticker to the reverse that reads “decorazione a mano art

perhaps a restaurant or bar

A Rare Medieval Period Carved Stone Grotesque Holding a Coconut c.1300-1400 sub-Mirrors & Lighting shaped apron and fret cutOrigin: 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,