Description
Double-sided oval pendant medallion in enamelled gold and glass with a monstrance motif, white, orange-red, yellow and green enamels. Under a canopy resting on four columns, two kneeling angels hold a sun monstrance topped by a cross; openwork border bordered by small balls protruding from it; faceted ring and bezel. Importation hallmarks with owl. Spain, Majorca, second half of the 17th century Height with setting: 4.3 cm - Length: 4.4 cm - Weight: 20 g A pendant on the same theme is in the collections of the Hispanic Society of America (inv.3480, fig.) Works consulted: P. E. Muller, Jewels in Spain 1500-1800, New York, 1972, p 129, ill.205; A. Kugel, Jewels Renaissance - Une splendeur retrouvée, Paris, 2000, cat.87.
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Double-sided oval pendant medallion in enamelled gold and glass with a monstrance motif, white, orange-red, yellow and green enamels. Under a canopy resting on four columns, two kneeling angels hold a sun monstrance topped by a cross; openwork border bordered by small balls protruding from it; faceted ring and bezel. Importation hallmarks with owl. Spain, Majorca, second half of the 17th century Height with setting: 4.3 cm - Length: 4.4 cm - Weight: 20 g A pendant on the same theme is in the collections of the Hispanic Society of America (inv.3480, fig.) Works consulted: P. E. Muller, Jewels in Spain 1500-1800, New York, 1972, p 129, ill.205; A. Kugel, Jewels Renaissance - Une splendeur retrouvée, Paris, 2000, cat.87.
