Spetchley - Property from the Berkeley Collection
Spetchley - Property from the Berkeley Collection
SPANISH, PROBABLY LATE 17TH CENTURY | Patriarchal Cross
Auction Closed
December 11, 04:05 PM GMT
Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
Lot Details
Description
SPANISH, PROBABLY LATE 17TH CENTURY
Patriarchal Cross
bronze, on a rock crystal bead rosary
the cross with various inscriptions
together with a glass and boxwood rosary, first half 18th century the boxwood beads set with verre églomisé, with a faceted rock crystal pendant of St. Clare, with a label inscribed: S. DALMAT. S. CAROL (2)
cross: 10.7cm., 4¼in.; necklace: 101cm., 39¾in. suspended
rosary: 73.5cm., 28⅞in. suspended
Inventory, 1949 'ROSARY, amethysts with gold intersections; ROSARY, oval bead cut crystals with gilt Russian Cross' in the Strong Room