A reliquary pendant with silver reliefs - image-1

Lot 2 Dα

A reliquary pendant with silver reliefs

Auction 1086 - overview Cologne
18.05.2017, 17:00 - Jewellery
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.200 €
Result: 1.116 € (incl. premium)

A reliquary pendant with silver reliefs

Designed as a gilt metal capsule inset to both sides with silver reliefs depicting Christ and Mary. Opening to a glazed locket containing six annotated relics in coloured gouache frames. Total 6 x 3.7 cm. Weight 42.7 g.
Probably Spain, 17th/18th C.

The design of the reliefs is based on 16th century Italian intaglios.