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LOT 2241
Medieval Pewter Earls of Warwick Livery Badge with Bear and Staff
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (3.58 grams, 33 mm).
Comprising the trunk and legs of a muscular beast with hatched fur texture, collar to the neck with a chain; below, a staff with lateral spurs; livery badge of the Earls of Warwick. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
Literature
Cf. Spencer, B., Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges, Woodbridge, 2010, item 287b, for a similar Warwick livery badge from Cannon Street, London.
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LOT 2241
Medieval Pewter Earls of Warwick Livery Badge with Bear and Staff
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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