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LOT 2158
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim with Staff Pilgrim's Badge
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (3.84 grams, 30 mm).
Modelled in the half-round, standing figure with staff and scrip. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
Literature
Cf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, item 528, for type.
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