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LOT 1649
French Medieval Copper-Alloy Pilgrim Badge
16TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
1 1/4 in. (7.28 grams, 32 mm high).
High-tinned with a flat-section octofoil body, engraved with three nimbate figures in a boat, including one female figure holding a lantern, a standing male in loose sleeved robe and a third seated in the stern wielding an oar; stars in the sky above.
ProvenanceOld European collection, circa 1990s.
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French Medieval Copper-Alloy Pilgrim Badge
16th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £189
High-tinned with a flat-section octofoil body, engraved with three nimbate figures in a boat, including one female figure holding a lantern, a standing male in loose sleeved robe and a third seated in the stern wielding an oar; stars in the sky above. 7.28 grams, 32 mm high
Fine condition.
Old European collection, circa 1990s. -
Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix of Richard of Heyford
13th-14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Displaying a fish head, crescent moon and star, two rosettes, legend 'S' RICARDI DE HEIFORD' for 'seal of Richard of Heyford' (either of the places so named in Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire)'; suspension loop to reverse. 9.65 grams, 33 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Medieval Bronze Knife Pommel Group
Circa 1500 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Both in the shape of crowns and with bifacial decoration. 17.6 grams total, 18 mm each
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
