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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.
ProvenancePrivate 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.
Cf. Victoria and Albert Museum similar pendant (accession no.1285-1871), and another example in the Royal Collection Trust (accession no. RCIN 441486).
FootnotesThe 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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