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LOT 2232
Medieval and Later Bronze Artefact Group
CIRCA 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 3 1/2 in. (117 grams total, 21.04-89.49 mm).
Including belt-mount, dragon-head finial, and other items. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Medieval Pilgrim's Waymark Stone with Cross
Circa 13th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £468
Irregular stone block with one worked face, reserved expanding-arm cross in high-relief. 6.18 grams, 28.5 cm
Found Cornwall, UK, circa 1990. Property of Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman. -
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 Thomas Beckett Sword Pilgrim's Badge Group
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: one openwork fragment with a low-relief sword; one tongue-shaped with a hatched border, vesica panel with a sword to the centre, pin to the reverse. 1.9 grams total, 20-23 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
