SET of four “Papegaai” (trophies of the archers’ guild) in 8 - Lot 297

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SET of four “Papegaai” (trophies of the archers’ guild) in 8 - Lot 297
SET of four “Papegaai” (trophies of the archers’ guild) in 800-th silver with *metal chains, one in vermeil, engraved with a coat of arms and the inscription “1662 / (?)P(?) LOMPRE” *with a metal chain; another holding three medallions, one of which is engraved “Inauguration of the Portrait / presented / by the residents / of / Bondues / to the mayor / of their town / June 8, 1845,” the reverse reading “Mr. Du Bosquiel of Bondues / Mayor / of Bondues / To His Constituents”; the second medallion engraved “Presiding at Cabus”; the third “donated by Bouviez, President of the Society of St. Sebastian / June 11 / 1810,” the reverse engraved with a figure of St. Sebastian; Southern Netherlands and Flanders, 19th century, Total gross weight: 136 g INCLUDED is another metal papegaai and a metal chain. The term papegaai (literally “parrot” in Dutch) refers to the target bird used in pole-shooting competitions by the archers’ and crossbowmen’s guilds of the former Netherlands and Flanders. The trophy awarded to the winner (the guild king) often took the form of a silver bird from which commemorative medallions were hung over the years. *CORRECTION TO THE CATALOG
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