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I am heading up an educational project building a mid 17th century house. I need to get a good trailer to haul the tree trunks/logs to the site, so Im putting a bunch of stuff up for sale to fund the trailer.

Fleur de Lis candlestick, solid wood, carved, iron candle holder, very impressive, about 8 inches....15
Spanish Illuminated tile, pretty large, about 8 x 11 ....20
Crusader knight, over 12" tall.....15
Burgeonet helmet sculpt (not sure who made this, but its amazing detail, about 4" and heavy!....20

Want everything...make an offer.





thanks for looking!

The tile is a quote from Alfonso of Aragon and translates:

Quemad viejos leños, leed viejos libros, bebed viejos vinos, tened viejos amigos.

Variant translations: Old wood to burn! Old wine to drink! Old friends to trust! Old authors to read!
Literal translation: Burn old wood, read old books, drink old wines, have old friends.

As quoted in Aire puro para el amor y la amistad Betancourt, Luis Fernando 7a. reim., p. 165
As quoted in Floresta Española de Apothegmas o Sentencias, by Melchior de Santa Cruz (1576), ii. 1. 20.

bump....