PILGRIMS TOKEN, beautifully carved in timber with scene depicting the Incredulity (the Doubting) of Thomas, housed in a fitted timber case and further housed in an attractive antique pierced olive wood box. With a somewhat dubious handwritten manuscript note declaring "PILGRIMS CROSS reputed (?) to be a Relic of the TRUE CROSS........" and suggesting it was acquired in the 1730s by WILLIAM FINLAY (1712-1789). Unknown age but definitely antique. the cross 7cm high, the outer box 13.5cm wide.
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PILGRIMS TOKEN, beautifully carved in timber with scene depicting the Incredulity (the Doubting) of Thomas, housed in a fitted timber case and further housed in an attractive antique pierced olive wood box. With a somewhat dubious handwritten manuscript note declaring "PILGRIMS CROSS reputed (?) to be a Relic of the TRUE CROSS........" and suggesting it was acquired in the 1730s by WILLIAM FINLAY (1712-1789). Unknown age but definitely antique. the cross 7cm high, the outer box 13.5cm wide.

Pilgrims Token antique

Attributes read from the catalogue text · provenance below

Estimate
A$600–1,000
Realised
A$500
Closed 29 June 2025, 12:00 View at the house ↗
727-729 High Street, Armadale, VIC 3143
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  1. Lot first indexed
    26 July 2026, 16:07
Provenance
Source
Leski Auctions
First seen
26 July 2026, 16:07
Last seen
26 July 2026, 16:07
Category
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