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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 Thames Pewter Bifacial Wine Tavern Token
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
One face displaying a shield in relief bearing horizontal lines; an antlered deer pursued by an arrow. 715 grams, 1.7 cm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
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Medieval Thames Pewter Bifacial Wine Tavern Token
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Of discoid form with designs in relief: a hatched Christian cross with ornament to each quarter; a fleur-de-lis against a hatched field. 0.61 grams, 1.6 cm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK. -
Medieval Thames Pewter 'Spangels' Collection
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Each with a discoid body and twin attachment loops; each decorated in relief with floral and zoomorphic designs. 0.84 grams total, 1.2 - 1.5 cm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
