Null Set of two 800 silver Saint esprit pendants adorned with verroteries. Norma…

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Set of two 800 silver Saint esprit pendants adorned with verroteries. Normandy, late 19th or early 20th century. 13.20 g. L: 5 and 4.5 cm

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Set of two 800 silver Saint esprit pendants adorned with verroteries. Normandy, late 19th or early 20th century. 13.20 g. L: 5 and 4.5 cm

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An Austrian or Italian silver-mounted reliquary pendant, circa 1800 High oval pendant in silver. Gouache behind glass. Painted depiction of two saints on both sides: St. James the Apostle and a monk saint (Teodor?). Height 5.2 cm (with eyelet). Condition: II

Estim. 4 000 - 6 000 EUR

. FRANCE ORDER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, founded in 1578. Important set including : -Order vest or "jacket" in green embroidered silk, lined in green silk, fastened with nine buttons embroidered with the dove of the Holy Spirit in silver canetille, with two false pockets. Collar, vest and false pockets entirely and profusely embroidered with flames in silver and red-tinted silver flakes, a frieze of lilies au naturel enriched with ribbons in gilded silver flakes and canetille, embroidered with heraldic fleurs-de-lys and the number "H" under a crown in silver canetille and scarlet silk thread. Restoration to one side of the collar, where the cloth has been replaced by a fragment of facing. -Two cape facings. In green embroidered silk, embroidered with a semiset of flames of the Holy Spirit in sequins and red-tinted sequins, and a rich border of ribbons, lily auxnaturel and monogram under crown of the order's founder, Henri III. All framed under glass. (Wear and oxidation of the embroidery). A.B.E. Restoration period, probably before 1825. Historical background: We quote from the "Description du costume de l'ordre du Saint esprit, établi en 1777 par S.M. Louis XVI, et prescrit sans changemens par S.M. Charles X": "Jacket of apple-green silk fabric, background embroidered like the paremens, with a border reigning all around and on the pocket tabs, also analogous to the collar ornaments, buttons embroidered like those on the habit; lining at will".

Estim. 6 000 - 8 000 EUR

FRANCE ORDER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, founded in 1578. Rare sword of the Order of the Holy Spirit. Spindle with grooved mother-of-pearl plates. Chased and gilded brass mounting. Pommel with "H" monogram (Henri III, founder of the Order). Single-branch hilt decorated with laurel leaves and flowers. Keyboard with shield motif, decorated with the cross of the Holy Spirit surmounted by the dove, framed by two flames of the Holy Spirit and the monogram "H" of the founder of the Order. Triangular blade engraved, gilded and blued in thirds, marked on the heel "P. Knecht à Solingen". Leather scabbard with two gilded and engraved brass fittings. Cap knob decorated with an armet. B.E. Restoration period. History: Provided for in the order's costume description, the order's sword is the rarest item to be found today.

Estim. 120 - 150 EUR

Set of 4 yellow gold 750‰ pendants, two hearts, a scallop shell adorned with a pearl and another small pendant. Total gross weight: 5.2 g.

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