BILLY AND CHARLEY (OR THE SHADWELL FORGERIES)

BILLY AND CHARLEY (OR THE SHADWELL FORGERIES),
c.1860, a rare Billy and Charley brass medieval folding tomb diptych, cast as a spearhead form with a relief depicting the tomb of a knight below the date 1211, the reverse depicts a sword, and the diptych opens to reveal a figure in chain mail and another bishop or priest-like figure,
14.5 x 6cm
open 26cm
Estimated at £300 - £400

Condition report:
No damage, excellent condition.