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LOT 1479
Post Medieval Papal Silver Reliquary Pendant with Portrait
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (50.36 grams, 70 mm high).
A silver reliquary pendant composed of a hinged oval-shaped locket with articulate swivel clasp and perforated suspension loop; the upper face engraved with a bleeding heart wearing a crown of barbed wire and surmounted by a Christian cross, framed by two scrolled bars; reverse engraved with similar bars framing the initials 'MRA' (possibly 'Maria Regina Angelorum') with leaf below; the interior with polychrome bust of the Virgin glancing skywards, her hands clasped in front of her body to her right, a flaming heart impaled with five swords in front of her chest, painted onto glass; glass panel with fabric backing sewn with the papal insignia of crossed keys beneath cross-topped triple crown (tiara) in what appears to be gold and silver thread; possible inscription to upper face of the (articulate) hinge.
Provenance
Property of a Colchester, UK, collector.
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LOT 1479
Post Medieval Papal Silver Reliquary Pendant with Portrait
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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