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LOT 1751
Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER
26 3/4 in. (10 grams, 68 cm long).
Comprising recently made facetted blue beads from antique glass, interspersed with umber-coloured seed beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Mixed Pendant Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Mixed group of silver-coloured metal pendants including one with a plaque of lion and lioness in long grass beneath cells containing an intaglio, rosette and brass calligraphic discs, and other types. 142 grams total, 69-87 mm
Property of a South West London gentleman. -
Silver Reliquary Pendant
17th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £514
Presenting a scalloped frame and bifacial black enamelled detailing: one side with the Crucifixion scene, niello 'IC XC' in the field, two saints at the foot of the cross, scrolling borders; the reverse with 'IC XC / NI KA' over two lines with cross between; articulate and facetted loop. 30.9 grams, 51 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
A small reliquary pendant, possibly containing the remains of cloth or bone of a saint. The relics had to be kept in containers that expressed the dignity of their contents: chests, cases and, of course, reliquaries. This also applied to personal relics, often in the form of pendants, which were sometimes made in gold and silver. -
Mixed Pendant Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Mixed group of silver-coloured metal pendants, two with applied peacock images, and other types. 85 grams total, 34-68 mm
Property of a South West London gentleman.
