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LOT 1342
Medieval 'Thames' Pewter Pilgrim's Badge with Virgin & Child within Crescent Moon
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.11 grams, 25 mm).
Mary and the infant Christ on a crescent moon, stylised bird below, pellet detailing; pin stump to reverse [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984.
Property of an Essex collector.
Cf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim And Secular Badges, London, 1986, p.234; cf. Spencer, B., Pilgrim Souvenirs And Secular Badges, London, 2010, fig.159a.
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LOT 1342
Medieval 'Thames' Pewter Pilgrim's Badge with Virgin & Child within Crescent Moon
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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