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LOT 1481

Post Medieval Silver Salamander Pendant with Frogs

CIRCA 17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/4 in. (10.2 grams, 46 mm high).

A silver zoomorphic pendant composed of a salamander with stylised anatomical detailing, a suspension loop with free-running ring to upper edge and three loops below, each suspending a frog pendant. [No Reserve]

Provenance

English collection formed in the 1990s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.

CONDITION

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LOT 1481

Post Medieval Silver Salamander Pendant with Frogs

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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