Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge Fragment

CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/8 in. (1.59 grams, 28 mm).

Openwork figural fragment in low-relief with hands pressed together at the chest in prayer, knees bent; to the rear, a tree with fronds on a broad baseline. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.

Literature

Cf. Spencer, B., Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges, Woodbridge, 2010, item 264b, for similar figures flanked by foliage.

CONDITION

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LOT 2198