Post Medieval Bronze Jetton Pendant with Lion of Saint Mark

Mixed group of silver-coloured metal pendants with brass detailing, including one with a pair of fish to one face and a quatrefoil and rosette band to the reverse, and other types. 149 grams total, 50-84 mm



Property of a South West London gentleman.

The upper body of a young female figure, likely the goddess Venus, shrouded in a palla mantle worn over the robe and draped over the head as a hood; the left arm bent to form folds and gatherings in the cloth, the right arm shown beneath the cloth held bent to the right breast; after the antique. 133 kg, 84 cm high



French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12090-213905.

In Roman mythology, Venus was the goddess of love, sex, beauty and fertility. Married to the god Vulcan, Venus' principal divine lover was Mars, with whom she was famously trapped in bed with a net by Vulcan. The goddess also had numerous mortal lovers - Adonis for example. The earliest known appearance of a temple dedicated to Venus was founded on the Aventine Hill in 295 B.C. She is most closely associated with the month of April, the beginning of the season of spring.

An alabaster disc plaque with high-relief bust of Mercury with caduceus and winged petasos. 7.31 grams, 35mm

Fine condition.

Property of the vendor's father; acquired in the 1980s, thence by descent.