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LOT 1662
Medieval 'Thames' St. Thomas Becket Lead-Alloy Pilgrim's Badge
LATE 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.19 grams, 24 mm).
Depicted standing on the back of a peacock with his right hand extended in a gesture of benediction, crozier in his left hand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on the Thames foreshore at Chiswick, London, UK.
Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985.
Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.
Cf. Spencer, B., Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges, Woodbridge, 2010, item 27, for type.
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LOT 1662
Medieval 'Thames' St. Thomas Becket Lead-Alloy Pilgrim's Badge
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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Medieval and Later Bronze Trade Weight Collection
Circa 15th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Including 'cup', discoid and handled types, some displaying lettering, numerals and symbols. 330 grams total, 14-45 mm
Found Berkshire, UK. -
Medieval and Later 'Essex' Bronze Casket Key Collection
14th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising examples with differently shaped bows and bits. 26 grams total, 41-51 mm
Found Essex, UK. -
Medieval Knight's Bronze 'Boroughbridge Roll' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Heater-shaped with suspension loop; low-relief armorial design blazoned 'quarterly per fess indented' attributed to the Sandford family of Gloucestershire. 7.48 grams, 36 mm
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s. Property of a retired academic.
The attribution of these arms appears in the Boroughbridge roll of arms, an armorial of knights in the host collected for the siege of Berwick in September 1319.
