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Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Pendant with Calvary and Dragon-Slaying
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Discoid in plan with bifacial low-relief imagery: Obverse - Calvary scene with Corpus Christi and flanking mourners; Reverse - hatched field with supine dragon, triumphant robed and crowned figure holding aloft a cross piercing the dragon's mouth. 5.63 grams, 28 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
The imagery may represent St George slaying the dragon, although he is usually pictured nimbate and on horseback. Alternatively, it may show Christ overcoming Satan in the form of a dragon in the Harrowing of Hell episode. -
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Heart-shaped with ropework border, openwork knot motif to centre. 2.88 grams, 24 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society. -
Medieval Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Badge
Circa 13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with a punched-point border. 0.87 grams, 19 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 AD by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 AD. -
Medieval and Later Bronze Artefact Group
Circa 16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Including belt-mounts, jar-stopper and other items. 111 grams total, 26.22-55.81 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Medieval Socketted Iron Arrowhead
Circa 13th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With a triangular head and lateral barbs, a slender neck and a deep butted socket. 23.5 grams, 11 cm
Acquired from a USA private collector in the 1990s. Ex Buckinghamshire, UK, collection. -
Medieval Silver Ring with Chi Rho
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Keeled hoop with raised plaque at the base, angled shoulders and a circular raised bezel with a Christogram. 6.96 grams, 26.35 mm overall, 17.07 x 17.83 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Norman Bronze Zoomorphic Loop
Circa 11th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Formed as two opposing stocky animals with conjoined paws forming the loop. 9.52 grams, 19.4 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Medieval Silver Roundel Engraved IHS
Continental Europe, circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Discoid plaque with 'IHS' monogram on hatched field. 3.27 grams, 26.78 mm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Medieval Pewter Secular Badge
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Subrectangular plaque with vertical bar and lateral teeth representing a double-edged comb of St. Blaise. 3.86 grams, 22 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society. -
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge with 'M' for Maria
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Openwork capital 'M' with trefoil finials above forming a crown, ring at the base. 0.76 grams, 18 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society. -
Medieval Bronze Sword Hanger
Lincolnshire, 14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising a rectangular slot and a thick penannular bar with carination, a vertical bar with a flattened finial. 21 grams, 63 mm
Found in Lincolnshire, UK. Acquired on the UK art market from the 1990s. From the private collection of a Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge Fragment
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Openwork figural fragment in low-relief with hands pressed together at the chest in prayer, knees bent; to the rear, a tree with fronds on a broad baseline. 1.59 grams, 28 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.