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LOT 0365
Silver and Diamond Pendant with Holy Trinity
SPAIN, CIRCA 1700 A.D.
2 5/8 in. (31.97 grams, 66 mm).
The elaborate openwork pendant set with old-cut diamonds, the hanger centred with a table-cut diamond; at the centre a circular glazed compartment containing a Greek Orthodox, micro-sandalwood carving of the Holy Trinity, featuring three elaborately carved nimbate figures; the reverse of the pendant with a flowering tulip; a brooch pin added in the 19th century to the reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
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