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Lot 140

A RARE NORTH FRENCH "SAINT ESPRIT" PENDANT

Estimated Value:

2.500 € - 3.000 €

Schätzpreis:

2.500 €

Description:

late 18th/early 19th century
H. 10,3 cm
18kt yellow gold triple loop with trellis-work, dove of the Holy Spirit and wine grapes set with strass stones. Total weight ca. 26,8 g. French hallmarking of the period, worn. Minor restorations.
South German Private Collection.
Typical Norman shape of the traditional wedding pendant given to the bride on her wedding day as a sign of her familiar prosperity.