Post Medieval Silver Reliquary Pendant > Lot No. 1066

Description:
A fabricated silver pendant comprising a deep lidded case with ropework band to the rim and suspension loop, depicting on one face a cross between two rosettes with surrounding wreath and on the reverse a sunrise over a chalice with a cross above, on a pecked background within a punched-point border; within the reliquary, a carved wooden disc depicting a crowned monarch with sword and sceptre inside a curtained frame, covered in gold leaf and painted with red and black detailing; the lid painted on the inner face with a robed nimbate figure holding a plant-stem; Spanish colonial workmanship. [No Reserve]

Culture/Period:
Circa 17th-18th century AD

Measurements:
Silver and wood, 60 grams, 62 mm

Size :
2 1/2"

Condition:
Fine condition.

Provenance:
Silk collection, London, UK; formed in the 1950's.

Estimate: £200 - 300 (EUR 250 - 370; USD 320 - 470)

Auction date: Wednesday 14th March 2012 - Coins & 15-16 March 2012 - Antiquities at The Swedenborg Hall >> Coins & Antiquities

Sold for: £650