Medieval More Objets d'Art and Vertu

PENDANT WITH VIRGIN OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Spain (Andalucia or Estremadura), c. 1630 Gold, enamel, paste Weight 35 grams; dimensions 74 × 57 × 3 mm Openwork gold pendant with quatrefoil frame in black and white enamel with Spanish inscription CONCEBIDA S[I]N PECADO ORIGINAL (conceived without original sin) surrounded by an aureole. Four glass-paste gems in box settings partially cover the inscription. The central motif is the Virgin in flat relief standing on a pillar with winged cherub and surrounded by a gold aureole. She wears a white enameled dress with blue flowers and gold flowers on the translucent blue mantle. The reverse is enameled with a smaller figure of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception. Badges such as this one declared the faith of the wearer in the devotion to the Immaculate Conception. The Virgin is shown “above the moon”—the crescent at her feet; among the stars—here pictured as roses; inside a golden aureole, and crowned. This may be a pilgrim’s badge...

A very fine antique rock crystal & 14k gold cross or crucifix. The rock crystal has an interior chamber that appears to be carved out and hold dark splinters. We assume this is a r...

With solid tapering cylindrical arms centered by a collar set with an emerald in the rough and with an integral suspension loop above. Beautiful and elegant.

Fine antique silver filigree crucifix with a faceted carnelian center stone, beautifully hand wrought in scrolled motifs. The back, highly unus...