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LOT 2208
Medieval Pewter Thomas Beckett Sword Pilgrim's Badge Group
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 7/8 in. (1.9 grams total, 20-23 mm).
Comprising: one openwork fragment with a low-relief sword; one tongue-shaped with a hatched border, vesica panel with a sword to the centre, pin to the reverse. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
LiteratureCf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, item 124, for sword motif associated with the cult of Thomas Beckett.
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LOT 2208
Medieval Pewter Thomas Beckett Sword Pilgrim's Badge Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Ex European collection, 1990s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue information card. -
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge with Saint Edmund
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Modelled as a standing crowned and bearded figure in ankle-length robe holding a large arrow point-downwards; pin to reverse. 7.6 grams, 55 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
The legend of King (later Saint) Edmund was celebrated in medieval England. The king refused to submit to the Danes, who tied him to a tree and shot him with arrows thus providing him with holy martyrdom.
