Lot Essay
Cf. Victoria & Albert Museum Collection, Case 21 G5 and 21 F8, examples of the subject entitled 'Gros Atlas' and 'Cupid the Earth Upholder'
Details
'Cupid, the Earth Upholder', a yellow metal and enamel pendant by Phoebe Traquhair, oval with a polychrome enamel decoration of Cupid, with an opal drop within a coiled wirework frame, inscribed Cupid, the Earth Upholder, with the artist's monogram and dated 1902; and another gilt metal and enamel locket, with a scrolling ornate frame, a polychrome enamel decoration of a minstrel angel, the reverse with hinged cover