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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

18th Century Portuguese Paste Cross Pendant 18th Century Portuguese Paste Cross Pendant 18th Century Portuguese Paste Cross Pendant