A sculpted limestone architectural fragment with the profile visage of a bearded man

A sculpted limestone architectural fragment with the profile visage of a bearded man, 14th / 15th century, portrayed with almond shaped eye, backswept hair and unkempt beard, beneath a stylised foliate quatrefoil; later mounted within an ebonised softwood frame

The fragment 32cm high, 15cm wide, 11cm deep; the overall dimensions 37cm high, 29.5cm wide, 17cm deep

And a fragmentary sculpted limestone head of a king, 13th century, issuing from an integral flat backing

28cm high, 18cm wide, 15cm deep

PROVENANCE:

Previously in the collection of the late Professor Charles Reginald Dodwell, Pilkington Professor of History of Art and Director of Whitworth Gallery, Manchester University 1966-89; and thence by descent

The second item in the lot was, by family repute, given to Professor Dodwell during renovation work to the West Front at Wells Cathedral, Somerset