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LOT 1963
Post Medieval Silver Pendant with Saint James
SPAIN, CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (6.5 grams, 45 mm).
An openwork devotional pendant depicting Santiago Matamoros, Saint James the 'Moor-slayer', trampling a fallen opponent with his horse, brandishing a sword and a standard. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From continental Europe.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s-1990s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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