A Rare Berlin Silver Gilt Mounted Rock Crystal and Enamel Pendant
With a wax ‘Agnus Dei’ oval relief to the reverse
Dated 1734
Attributed to the Fromery workshop (Berlin 1685 – 1738)
Copper, Enamel, Silver, Gilt, Wax, Rock Crystal
German
18th Century / Circa 1734
With a wax ‘Agnus Dei’ oval relief to the reverse
Dated 1734
Attributed to the Fromery workshop (Berlin 1685 – 1738)
Copper, Enamel, Silver, Gilt, Wax, Rock Crystal
German
18th Century / Circa 1734
SIZE: 7cm high, 5.5cm wide, 1.5cm deep – 2¾ ins high, 2¼ ins wide, ⅔ ins deep
The Fromery factory and workshop was created by the French Huguenot emigré, Pierre Fromery (1655 – 1738), an accomplished steel-cutter, armourer, clockmaker and box-maker.
To the front of our oval is a profile of a Bishop / Saint shown wearing a ‘mitre’ and holding a ‘crozier’ and burning candle / lamp.
Provenance:
Blumka collection, Ruth Blumka
Sothebys, January 9th and 10th 1996
Georg Laue, Munich, Germany
Ex Private English collection
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Dimensions:Height: 2.75 in (6.99 cm)Width: 2.15 in (5.47 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
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Materials and Techniques:CopperEnamelRock CrystalSilver
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Place of Origin:Germany
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Period:1730-1739
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Date of Manufacture:Circa 1734
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Condition:GoodWear consistent with age and use.
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Seller Location:London, GB
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Reference Number:Seller: LU9363239427412
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