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LOT 0369
Spanish Rock Crystal and Enamelled Gold Crucifixion Pendant
EARLY 17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (12.58 grams, 34 mm).
Devotional pendant with a finely chased and adorned frame with black enamel, encased within a double-sided polychrome enamelled gold Calvary scene, depicting Christ upon the cross with St. John the Evangelist and the Virgin Mary standing on either side; each side with domed pieces of rock crystal, which open to expose both crucifixion scenes.
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.13400-257999.
Cf. a similar pendant featuring the Annunciation is housed in the Hispanic Museum and Library, accession no.R3493; a further example catalogued as ‘German, 16th century’ in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, object no.17.190.898; another pendant which bears similarities and catalogued as ‘Probably French, ca. 1620–40’ in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, object no.1982.60.388.
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LOT 0369
Spanish Rock Crystal and Enamelled Gold Crucifixion Pendant
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