ANTIQUE, SAPPHIRE AND MICROMOSAIC PENDANT
Sale 1187 - Important Jewelry
May 16, 2023
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$6,000 -
8,000
Price Realized
$11,970
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
ANTIQUE, SAPPHIRE AND MICROMOSAIC PENDANT
Consisting of a pendant in a quatrefoil design, with later set oval cabochon sapphire measuring approximately 26.00 x 18.00 mm, decorated with micromosaic panels depicting the symbols of the Eucharist, inscribed on the reverse 'Donne Par S.S Le Pape Pie IX a Lucie Fririon, 15 Janvier 1863', together with a pendant containing one oval citrine intaglio depicting the Madonna. Mounted in yellow gold. 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches and 2 x 1 3/8 inches.
Gross weight: 42.00 dwt.
By tradition, the micromosaic pendant was originally set with the citrine cameo of the Madonna, which was later unmounted and replaced with the present cabochon sapphire.
This lot is located in Chicago.
Property from a Private Collection
Presented by His Holiness Pope Pius IX to Lucie Fririon, 15 January 1863.
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