180 - A 17th century devotional pendant, Spanish, possibly Mallorca, the double-sided glazed pendant depicting The Blessed Virgin Mary, clothed in customary blue, and St Joseph, in red mantel, bearing a staff or a rod of spikenard, each within a painted gilded border, the pendant mounted within an ornate reticulated gold frame with crown surmount, set with alternating red and white stones, on suspensory loop, length 6.2cm. £1,000-£2,000

A 17th century devotional pendant, Spanish, possibly Mallorca, the double-sided glazed pendant depicting The Blessed Virgin Mary, clothed in customary blue, and St Joseph, in red mantel, bearing a staff or a rod of spikenard, each within a painted gilded border, the pendant mounted within an ornate reticulated gold frame with crown surmount, set with alternating red and white stones, on suspensory loop, length 6.2cm. £1,000-£2,000 --- The cult of St Joseph in both Mallorca and in mainland Spain in the 17th century was espoused, amongst others, by both St Teresa of Ávila and the Jesuits and later in the century was adopted by Charles II as the principal patron of Spain. St Joseph was an exemplar of the ideal ‘pater familias’ and was adopted as such in both Spanish dominions in Europe and the New World. Condition Report Portraits very rubbed and paint flaking beneath glass. Gross weight 12.2gm. ------ For more information, additional images and to bid on this lot please go to the auctioneer's website, www.noonans.co.uk