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Spanish, circa 1600 | Pendant Crucifix

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Lot Closed

December 7, 03:38 PM GMT

Estimate

7,000 - 10,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Spanish, circa 1600

Pendant Crucifix


inscribed: INRI

partially enamelled gold

the back engraved with the Instruments of the Passion

83mm., 3¼in.

The beautiful basse-taille enamelling on this pendant crucifix is very close to that seen in a Spanish cross circa 1600 illustrated in A. Kugel, R. Distelberger and M. Bimbenet-Privat, Joyaux Renaissance: Une splendeur retrouvée, Paris, 2000, no. 79.