GRAND AUCTION OF OLD MASTERS, COLONIAL ART AND VINTAGE WATCHES

Exquisite diamond set devotional pendant with a micro sculpture. Spanish, c.1700.

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Start price: €4,000

Estimated price: €8 000 - €8 500

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Set with a multitude of old-cut diamonds, the hanger centred with a table cut diamond. The main body of the jewel is set with a circular glazed compartment containing a Greek Orthodox, sandalwood carving of the Holy Trinity. The reverse of the pendant is elaborately engraved, the central section with a flowering tulip. In original and fine condition, however a brooch pin has been added in the 19th century to the reverse. Measures: 6.6 x 3.9 x 1.5 cm.