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Spork, near Paderborn, silver Hunting Medal, 1723, eagle on hunting horn, charmant souvenir around, reverse kneeling figure, deer in distance, 30mm, scroll loop and ring for suspension. Very fine (£35-40)

Identified by the vendor on the basis of a German auction catalogue entry. The kneeling figure appears to be an attitude of prayer and a halo floats above his head; while the deer has a crucifix between the horns, which leads one to suppose it is intended to represent an incident or vision in the life of a saint, the cataloguer is unable to identify, but perhaps the patron of the town, in which case the piece may not be related to hunting.