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Lot 72

HIGHLY IMPORTANT RENAISSANCE CAMEO, PEARL ENAMEL AND DIAMOND PENDANT

Estimate: GBP£10,000 - GBP£20,000

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HIGHLY IMPORTANT RENAISSANCE CAMEO, PEARL, RUBY DIAMOND AND ENAMEL PENDANT, ca. 1580. Set to the center with a carved cameo, surrounded with pearls and rubies. The openwork scrolling pendant decorated with multi-color enamel, and accentuated with 4 diamonds. To the bottom a pearl drop with diamond set top. L. 6.5 cm. 14.8 grams. With a fitted box. The present piece is comparable with a commesso cameo from the permanent collection at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. Literature: Yvonne Hackenbruch, Renaissance Jewellery. New York. 1979.

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