Silver and Coins - 29th October 2008

Lot 970

A late 17th century guild badge

Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £160

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Description

A late 17th century guild badge, oval with an embossed foliate border, engraved in the centre with a pelican in her piety and inscribed "JOHAN HEINRICH BEHRENS 1688" unmarked, probably Dutch / Belgian c.1688, 4.3in (11cm) high, 0.5oz