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LOT 2091
Medieval Pewter 'Our Lady of Willesden' Pilgrim's Badge
CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (1.63 grams, 23 mm).
Fragment with beaded rim and low-relief crowned mother and child motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
LiteratureCf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, item 581.
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