A GEM-SET GOLD-MOUNTED ROCK-CRYSTAL PENDANT
Lot 278

A GEM-SET GOLD-MOUNTED ROCK-CRYSTAL PENDANT

MID 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FRENCH

Closed31 May 2012

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GBP 10,000

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A GEM-SET GOLD-MOUNTED ROCK-CRYSTAL PENDANT
MID 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FRENCH
In the Renaissance style, the oval rock-crystal carved with mythological scene of Poseidon receiving his trident from the Cyclops while riding away in his chariot pulled by hippocampi, the gold frame applied with white enamelled leafy border set with eight alternating diamonds and sapphires, with suspension loop
3¼ in. (8.2 cm.) wide