Pendant
| Accession Nr.: | 53.4741.1 |
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| Date of production: |
early 18th century
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| Place of production: | Hungary |
| Materials: | enamel; gold (18 carat); precious stone |
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| Techniques: | cast; painted; sawn |
| Dimensions: |
length: 9,6 cm
width: 6,3 cm
weight: 53,50 g
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Slightly oval form, openwork, with a stylized crown on the top. The band of the crown is made of seven rubies set in a row, the branches are enamel painted. To the central branch a hanger is attached. The right and left arches of the oval form are made of five pairs of small rubies set in a row. In the middle is a larger ruby surrounded with a flower-shaped rosette decorated with fine white and black enamel painting. Around it are eight medium size rubies of similar setting. There are three hangers below with baroque pearls.
Literature
- Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Péter Márta: Barokk és rokokó. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 5.60. (Ács Piroska)
- Détári Angéla: Régi magyar ékszerek. Corvina Kiadó, Budapest, 1976. - képe a borítón
