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LOT 0372
Renaissance Gold and Enamelled Crucifix Pendant
SPAIN, 16TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (8.56 grams, 75 mm).
The limp body of Christ hanging from the cross, wearing an enamelled loincloth, the bones of Adam at his feet; above his head a plaque mocking the saviour, hung by Pilate with the initials ‘INRI’, an abbreviation of the Latin ‘Iēsus Nazarēnus, Rēx Iūdaeōrum’, translating as 'Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews’; carefully rendered three-dimensional cross imitating the grain, knots and stumps of the wood, a baroque pearl suspended from both arms and the base of the cross.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13402-257995.
See a similar example sold by Sotheby’s, London, European Sculpture & Works of Art, 4th December 2013, Lot 58.
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Gold and Enamelled Pendant for the Order of Saint Dominic
Spain, circa 1630 A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Bifacial openwork pendant decorated with black and white enamel, featuring a central cross with fleur-de-lys terminals, the border decorated with alternating lozenges and annulets; some re-enamelling. 18.33 grams, 56 mm
Acquired on the European art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13401-257987. -
Post Medieval Coral-Coloured Bead Group
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising mainly oblate beads, possibly glass, restrung. 212 grams total, 14-19 mm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
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Roman Glass Mars Gradivus Gemstone in Gold Ring
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Vibrant red intaglio featuring the god of war striding left, carrying a spear with one hand and the other holding a trophy resting upon his shoulder; the reverse of the intaglio engraved with the word ‘ADYNAIE’, probably the name of the original owner; set in a modern gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.75 grams, 22.89 mm overall, 18.13 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Acquired on the European art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13336-257953.
The moniker 'Mars Gradivus' is often translated as 'Marching Mars' from the Latin 'gradus' meaning step or march.
