Fine Jewellery - 30th October 2019
Lot 1349
A mid 17th century gold locket pendant
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £4000
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Description
A mid 17th century gold locket pendant, probably French, sumptuously painted in polychrome enamel with flowers including tulips with gold decoration to the handles of the urn on a plinth, white enamel ground, tightly scrolled border, bifurcated suspension loop, counter enamelled in blue within fine filigree surround, 9cm high
For a similar example, see The Art of the Jeweller, A Catalogue of the Hull Grundy Gift to the British Museum, Vol. II, (London: British Museum Publications Limited: 1984), item 266, pl 14, & 15. The item has a similar pendant loop but has additional scroll frame and filigree surround.