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Medieval Pewter Thomas Beckett Pilgrim's Badge Medieval Pewter Thomas Beckett Pilgrim's Badge Medieval Pewter Thomas Beckett Pilgrim's Badge
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LOT 1874

Medieval Pewter Thomas Beckett Pilgrim's Badge

14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.

7/8 in. (2.62 grams, 23 mm).

Comprising a facing bust with mitre and locks of hair, ovoid face with lentoid eyes, hatched mantle to the shoulders; hatched frame with integral pin to reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.

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LOT 1874

Medieval Pewter Thomas Beckett Pilgrim's Badge

Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

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