Jewellery - 19th July 2012

Lot 1683

A gold locket pendant containing a reliquary order

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2000

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Description

A gold locket pendant containing a reliquary order, with Armenian hand written notes to the border. 4.3cm high. It has been suggested that origins of this reliquary may be connected to the Portuguese Military Order of Christ, one of Christendom's most ancient orders of chivalry founded in 1318.