- Reliquien-Kreuzanhänger
auction 385, Lot 1001
JEWELLERY
on 24 September 2019
Reliquien-Kreuzanhänger
Differenzbesteuerung
A Reliquary Cross Pendant
Probably Spain, circa 1620
18K yellow gold (750/-), tested. 11 rectangular-cut rock crystals. 3 small cultured pearls. Dark blue, white and red enamel. A few stones slightly nicked. Enamel chipped.
Circa 5.7 x 3.3 cm. Circa 13.1 g.
Accompaniments: Case.
The cross consists of three parts: a simple cross set with 7 rock crystals, which is applied to a base cross cut from thick gold sheet that is decorated at the ends of the beams with pearls and enamel. The underside consists of a hinged cross plate. It conceals seven compartments, in which small relics can be kept.
A very similar reliquary cross pendant is located in the Kunstgewerbemuseum in Cologne.
Literature: Anna Beatrice Chadour, Rüdiger Joppien, Jewellery I, Cologne 1985, p. 232, Cat. No. 120.
