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LOT 1664
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim Badge of the Virgin Mary
CIRCA 1300 A.D.
2 1/8 in. (11.8 grams, 53 mm).
Tongue-shaped panel with chamfered rim; standing figure of Mary and infant Jesus modelled in high-relief on a hatched ground; Mary in floor-length robe wearing a crown with three lobes and holding a vessel (chrismal?) in her right hand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Forgeais (1822-1878) collection, France, thence by family descent.
with Gallery 51, 21 June 2013, lot 58.
Literature
Cf. van Beuningen, et al., Heilig en Profaan 3. 1300 Laatmiddeleeuwse Insignes uit openbare en particuliere collecties, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag, 2012, no. 2487, for type.
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