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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
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,460
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Renaissance Agate Gemstone with Eros Riding a Hippocampus in Gold Ring
16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Oval banded agate intaglio engraved with Eros riding a hippocampus through the waves and wielding a whip in his hand; set in a later gold ring with openwork shoulders. 4.57 grams, 25.29 mm overall, 17.36 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
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.13348-257957.
The term hippocampus originates in the Renaissance, from Julius Caesar Arantius. He originated the term from the Greek word for seahorse (hippos [‘horse’] and kampos [‘sea monster’]). Arantius published his description of the hippocampus in 1587, in the first chapter of his work titled De Humano Foetu Liber. -
Roman Style Silver Statuette of a Drunken Naked Satyr
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Modelled in the round sitting with legs spread, ithyphallic, supporting a bowl on his left shoulder. 81 grams, 44 mm
Previously belonging to J Stewart, Mayfair, London, UK; acquired in the early 1980s. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Post Medieval Cameo of Eros Riding a Hippocampus
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Acquired on the European art market.
