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LOT 1658
Medieval 'Thames' Pewter Pilgrim and Other Badge Collection
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 1/2 in. (11.2 grams total, 15-39 mm).
Comprising complete and fragmentary badges, including: the head of Thomas Beckett wearing a mitre; miniature ampulla with loop handles; openwork rosette within a circle; possibly flaming heart; foliate lozenge faming a central flower. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Thames foreshore spoil, 1980s.
LiteratureCf. Spencer, B., Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges, Woodbridge, 2010, item 30, for type.
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LOT 1658
Medieval 'Thames' Pewter Pilgrim and Other Badge Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Pin with Cross Finial
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
The slender stem with a free-running openwork roundel with central cross. 2.06 grams, 11.7 cm
European collection, 1990s. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Ceramic Group
15th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £1
Composed of glazed and unglazed vessels including handled pots, a jar, tripod dish, possible candleholder base and a polychrome tiles decorated with a sailing vessel at sea; cracked and chipped. 4.8 kg total, 10.2-25.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Ceramic Group
15th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising vessels of various types and dates, including a tankard, decorated plate fragment, shallow dish, tripod vessel with handle and others, plus a copy of a bowl with bird motif to the interior base; chipped and cracked. 4.6 kg total, 9-20 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
