Medieval Pewter Pilgrim Badge of a Bishop

CIRCA 1300 A.D.

2 1/2 in. (8.78 grams, 63 mm).

Standing figure in bishop's mitre and robes beneath a hatched canopy holding a long processional cross, flanked by two facing robed females each holding an infant; arcade to the base with pellet detailing. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the Forgeais (1822-1878) collection, France, thence by family descent.
with Gallery 51, 21 June 2013, lot 77.

Literature

Cf. van Beuningen, H.J.E. & Koldeweij, A.M., Rotterdam paper VIII. Heilig en Profaan 1000 Laatmiddeleeuwse Insignes, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag, 1993, no.521, or type.

CONDITION

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