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LOT 1838
Medieval Bronze Badge and Mount Group
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 in. (14 grams total, 18-26 mm).
Maltese cross, wheel-headed and other types. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
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Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s. From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 A.D. 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 A.D.