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LOT 1943
Post Medieval Silver Spoon with Monogram and Bronze Sword Retainer's Badge
CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 - 4 1/4 in. (15.3 grams total, 8.9-10.8 cm).
Comprising a silver spoon with engraved 'E' monogram at on the reverse of the handle, abraded maker's mark at the neck; miniature sword modelled in the half-round with pin-lug and remains of spring to the reverse for use as a livery badge. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
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LOT 1943
Post Medieval Silver Spoon with Monogram and Bronze Sword Retainer's Badge
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Silver Reliquary Pendant
19th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Presenting a scalloped frame and bifacial black enamelled detailing: one side with the Crucifixion scene, niello 'IC XC' in the field, two saints at the foot of the cross, scrolling borders; the reverse with 'IC XC / NI KA' over two lines with cross between; articulate and facetted loop. 30.9 grams, 51 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
A small reliquary pendant, possibly containing the remains of cloth or bone of a saint. The relics had to be kept in containers that expressed the dignity of their contents: chests, cases and, of course, reliquaries. This also applied to personal relics, often in the form of pendants, which were sometimes made in gold and silver.