Property from the Collection of the Earl of Home, including 'The Montagu Heirlooms' (Lots 1-32)
Spanish, 18th century
Pendant
No reserve
Auction Closed
May 22, 05:01 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Spanish, 18th century
Pendant
gold, set with pearls
7.3 by 5.5cm., 2 7/8 by 2¼in.
with a handwritten note inscribed: Gold filigree & pearl pendant/ Bought at Seville from ... / Came from Cordova. old Spanish work. 200-300 years (he said)
together with:
French or Spanish, circa 1700
Cruciform Pendant
silver, set with pastes, in a silk lined leather case
6.5cm., 2½in.
and:
European, 16th/ 17th century
Octahedral Pendant, possibly a Pomander Button
partially enamelled gold and wax, set with a pearl
3cm., 1¼in.
By descent in the collection of the Earls of Home at The Hirsel, Berwickshire.
W. Chisholm, Inventory of Antique Silver, Miniatures, Curious &c. belonging to the Right Hon. The Earl of Home [etc…], Edinburgh, February 1904, […] Content of Cabinets [The Montagu Heirlooms, 'From the Ditton Park Collection’], Lady Home's Sitting Room, Lightwood Cabinet (Spanish pendant) p. 52;
Lofts & Warner, Valuation of Jewels, Curiosities, etc at The Hirsel, Coldstream, The Property of the Right Hon. The Earl Home, K.T, London, June 1938, North Room, Show Cabinet (octahedral pendant), p. 13.