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LOT 1749
Medieval 'Thames' St. Thomas Becket Lead-Alloy Pilgrim's Badge
LATE 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.2 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.
Ex Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.
Cf. Spencer, B., Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges, Woodbridge, 2010, item 27, for type.
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LOT 1749
Medieval 'Thames' St. Thomas Becket Lead-Alloy Pilgrim's Badge
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Long Crendon, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, UK, on Saturday 22nd January 2011. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-25BC77. -
Medieval Lead Pilgrim's Holy Water Ampulla
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
With lateral loops and low-profile cross to obverse, reverse with 'W' on a hatched field for Walsingham shrine. 33 grams, 51 mm
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Late Medieval Gold Ring
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising a slender C-shaped hoop, hollow raised bezel with scalloped border. 2.21 grams, 22.42 mm overall, 18.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
From a UK collection since before 1990.
