Old Master Sculpture & Early Jewels
Old Master Sculpture & Early Jewels
Spanish, late 16th century
Devotional Jewel of St. Jerome
No reserve
Lot Closed
July 5, 03:07 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Spanish, late 16th century
Devotional Jewel of St. Jerome
rock crystal, verre églomisé in silver gilt frame
the rock crystal painted en églomisé with the kneeling figure of the saint, with inscription: S. IERONIMVS ORA PRONOBIS
55mm., 2.20in
Verre églomisé was a popular form of decoration in the 16th century found in particular in Spain and Northern Italy. Compare the present jewel with the devotional Pendant with the Crucifixion and St. John the Baptist attributed to Lombardy circa 1550-80 and illustrated in the 2018 Les Enluminures exhibition catalogue, no 34, and the St. John the Baptist Jewel in the Metropolitan Museum New York illustrated (ibid) no 253 (inv. no. 17.190.908)