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LOT 1747
Medieval Glazed Ceramic Tile with Three Crowned Lions in Heraldic Shield
FRANCE, 15TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/4 in. (964 grams, 18.3 cm).
Displayed on a square-shaped tile, the lions with protruding tongues, framed by the bottom half of a shield-shaped background; remains of bedding cement to reverse together with a Bonham's lot label. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Benjamin Proust, 2015.
Ex central London gallery.
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LOT 1747
Medieval Glazed Ceramic Tile with Three Crowned Lions in Heraldic Shield
Sold for (Inc. bp): £403
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In 1383 AD, after fire in the town of Bad Wilsnack, Germany) three consecrated communion hosts were found undamaged in the ruins of the church. According to the legend, they were sprinkled with the Holy Blood of Christ, which made Bad Wilsnack a famous pilgrimage site. The resultant pilgrim badges were distinctive in shape with three circles arranged in a triangle and painted in red, referring to this miracle. Although the miracle was doubted by Reformation period scholars like John Hus, the final blow came in 1552, when the miraculous communion hosts were publicly burned. -
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