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LOT 2209
Medieval Limestone Window Tracery Section
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (342 grams, 96 mm).
A fragment with a domed ledge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the late collection of a Cornish couple, formed from the early 1990s.
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Trefoil in plan with raised rim to each lobe, spur of sprue to one edge; low-relief images of the three hosts of Wilsnack. 3.58 grams, 32 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
The "Holy Blood of Wilsnack" refers to three sacramental cups or hosts. In 1383, they miraculously survived a fire which destroyed the church and village of Bad Wilsnack. The hosts were revered and became the object of pilgrimages.
