Sunday 22 January 2017

fabulous renaissance jewels

Pendant: Venus and Cupid Astride a Sea Monster Date: ca. 1580 (?) Culture: Italian or German Medium: Gold, enamel, rubies and pearls:

Pendant in the form of a double-tailed mermaid (or melusine – a nixie), in the style of the 16th century. Enamelled gold, set with faceted point-cut diamonds and rubies and hung with pearls; the body is a pink tourmaline bead. Austrian or Hungarian, sometime between 1850 -1900:

Pendant, Venice, late 16th century.:

Pendant jewel; gold; set with rubies and emeralds; form of hippocamp, body of baroque pearl set in gold enamelled green; head in gold with white enamel; collar of rubies; three star-shaped settings with stone below; four pendant pearls; slender double chain, enamelled and set with pearls; pendant pearl in middle. Late 16th century. Italy (?). Height: 9 cm,Width: 5.4 cm (max.), Depth: 1.5 cm, Weight: 32 g:

Pendant: Lute player. Germany 16th century:

Enamelled gold pendant in the form of an eagle and a snake set with a baroque pearl and a ruby and hung with pearls.Europe late 16th century.:

Late Renaissance Pearl Pendant in the shape of a ram. 1600’s. British Museum:

Pendant jewel; gold; set with cabochon . Spain, late 16th century OMG!:

Pendant with a Personification of Fortitude. German, ca. 1625-1650, gold, enamel, diamonds, rubies, pearls; 5 in. (12.7 cm). The Art Walters Museum.:
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