Lot Essay
Cf. Y. Hackenbroch, Renaissance Jewellery (1979) no.874 (a)(b)
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
AN UNUSUAL GOLD AND ENAMEL RELIQUARY PENDANT formed as a cross, the front cover applied in gold with instruments of the Passion on blue and white enamel ground, with similarly coloured back and white fleurs-de-lis at the terminals, suspension loop, circa 1600, probably Spanish, in fitted case
Details
AN UNUSUAL GOLD AND ENAMEL RELIQUARY PENDANT formed as a cross, the front cover applied in gold with instruments of the Passion on blue and white enamel ground, with similarly coloured back and white fleurs-de-lis at the terminals, suspension loop, circa 1600, probably Spanish, in fitted case
8.3cm. high
8.3cm. high
Provenance
Phyllis Phillips Collection