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LOT 0372
Enamelled Gold Pendant Depicting the Virgin and Child with Saints
SICILY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (24 grams, 61 mm).
Decorated to obverse with a vase abundant with flowers in a mountainous landscape, with reserved roundels containing the images of Saints Anthony of Padua, John the Baptist and Saint Dominic de Guzmán; reverse with another vase in a landscape emitting a rose garland supporting an image of the Virgin and Child in Majesty, amidst clouds and angels.
Provenance
Private collection, Europe.
Acquired on the French art market.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13057-248398.
Literature
Cf. Victoria and Albert Museum similar pendant (accession no.1285-1871), and another example in the Royal Collection Trust (accession no. RCIN 441486).
Footnotes
The pendant is decorated in the manner of Giuseppe Bruno who was an enameler from Messina, Sicily (active c.1652-82).
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LOT 0372
Enamelled Gold Pendant Depicting the Virgin and Child with Saints
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
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From the collection of Dame Joan Evans (1893-1977), thence gifted during her lifetime to a gentleman collector friend from South East England.
Dame Joan Evans, DBE, FSA, FRHistS, enjoyed a long and distinguished career as an author and historian. She was appointed the president of the Society of Antiquaries in 1959, the first woman to hold this position, serving until 1964. From 1948 to 1951, Joan Evans served as President of the Royal Archaeological Institute. She received the Society’s gold medal in 1973. Joan Evans was honoured with a host of honorary degrees and fellowships, as well as fellowships of the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Society of Literature. She was a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur, and was appointed a Dame of the British Empire in 1976. She served as a trustee of both the London and the British museums, and as a member of the advisory council of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
