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LOT 1811
Medieval Pewter 'Our Lady of Willesden' Pilgrim's Badge
CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.18 grams, 24 mm).
Showing Our Lady Mary of Willesden in a crescent moon, holding a fleur-de-lys sceptre over her left shoulder whilst the infant Christ is cradled in her right arm; pin absent; accompanied by a slip reading: 'Medieval. Pilgrim Badge of Our Lady of Willesden, C. 15th-16th century. Pilgrim pewter badge of Virgin Mary & child within a crescent moon with a beaded border. The Virgin Mary is crowned, holding a sceptre in her left hand & supporting the infant Christ with her right arm. Ref.: Similar example in Pilgrim Souvenirs & Secular Badges by B.Spencer, pg 150, No. 159a. Provenance: Ex Graham Slater Collection, Cambs, collected between 1980's-1990's." [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK, acquired 1980s-1990s.
Accompanied by a previous information slip.
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LOT 1811
Medieval Pewter 'Our Lady of Willesden' Pilgrim's Badge
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
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