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LOT 1710
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge Group
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 1/4 in. (17.1 grams total, 16-32 mm).
Comprising: a spoked wheel; disc with hand motif; crescent moon and standing figure; hollow-formed ampulla junction; disc with rosette and legend '+SA[NCT]E THOMA OR[A] P[RO] M[E]'; plus a finger-ring with red enamel fill to the openwork bezel. [6]
ProvenanceProperty of a private collector, Edinburgh (1938-2021).
Collected in the 1990s from the UK art market.
with Bonham's, London, UK, 7 July 2022, lot 117 (part).
Ex property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
The disc identical with Spencer, B., Pilgrims and Secular Badges, London, 1998, no.134.
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LOT 1710
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge Group
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Large Medieval Gilded Bronze Horse Harness Mount
Circa 15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising an openwork cruciform design within an annular frame; extensive traces of gilding remaining. 19.1 grams, 54 mm
Acquired late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. -
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Medieval Alabaster Weeping Mary Magdalene
Sicily, circa 1500 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,389
From a Lamentation scene, modelled in the round with naturalistic facial features and flowing hair; Mary depicted kneeling and wearing a long tunica talaris with short sleeves; her head downcast with sorrowful expression, lips slightly parted. 4.95 kg, 33 cm
Ex Palau Antiguitats, Barcelona, 2022. Ex central London gallery. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11748-202078.
Mary was considered the former sinner par excellence who, having abandoned the path of sinful vice, returned to original purity through the light of Christ, and accompanied Jesus until the last moments, shared the pain of his death with his mother and was witness of the Resurrection. Because of this, her appearance was often that of a simple girl, with long hair that echoed the biblical account. It was believed that through devotion and prayer to images of Mary Magdalene, the viewer might, like her, regain purity and find the same redemption that she was given by Christ. -
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Medieval Pewter Phallic Retainer's Badge
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Formed as a penis with crowned head and wings, stylised detailing; pin absent. 3.82 grams, 38 mm
European collection, 1990s. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
