18th Century Portuguese Paste Cross Pendant
18th Century Portuguese Paste Cross Pendant
$500.00
Description
DATE: Georgian, c.1780
Charming for all the right reasons: rough-around-the-edges, rustic, beautiful. An 18th century Iberian cross pendant set with nine white paste gemstones in closed back, foiled settings, with an articulated lower drop. Fashioned in beautifully tarnished/patina'd silver and featuring bright and lively stones, it was made circa 1780.
STONES
White paste gemstones
MEASUREMENTS
5.5 x 4.2cm (including bail)
WEIGHT
9g
MARKS
No marks present, tests as silver
CONDITION
Very good, the bail is probably a later addition or has been re-attached
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