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LOT 2190
Medieval Silver-Gilt Pilgrim's Badge with Saints
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.1 grams, 25.2 mm).
With low-relief scene of a standing figure of Virgin Mary holding a baby Christ and possibly Saint James, both facing each other separated by a tall tree, with a scallop above their head.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
See Spencer, B., Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges, Woodbridge, 2010, type 151a-e.
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LOT 2190
Medieval Silver-Gilt Pilgrim's Badge with Saints
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£200 (EUR 232; USD 270) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £50
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