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LOT 2172
Medieval Silver Ring with Flower
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.57 grams, 21.80 mm overall, 14.69 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F, USA 2 3/4, Europe 3.67, Japan 4)).
The hoop with a raised boss at the base, a round conical bezel with a floral motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Medieval Pewter Circular Pilgrim's Badge
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Discoid in plan with raised rim and inner ring with spokes, central boss and radiating arms and interstitial pellets. 12.42 grams, 32 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society. -
Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Pendant with Calvary and Dragon-Slaying
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Discoid in plan with bifacial low-relief imagery: Obverse - Calvary scene with Corpus Christi and flanking mourners; Reverse - hatched field with supine dragon, triumphant robed and crowned figure holding aloft a cross piercing the dragon's mouth. 5.63 grams, 28 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
The imagery may represent St George slaying the dragon, although he is usually pictured nimbate and on horseback. Alternatively, it may show Christ overcoming Satan in the form of a dragon in the Harrowing of Hell episode. -
Medieval Pilgrim's Waymark Stone with Cross
Circa 13th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £468
Irregular stone block with one worked face, reserved expanding-arm cross in high-relief. 6.18 grams, 28.5 cm
Found Cornwall, UK, circa 1990. Property of Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
