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An interesting lot relating to the Order of the Holy Spirit:…
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An interesting lot relating to the Order of the Holy Spirit:…
See original version (French)
Estimate €5,000 - €8,000
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Description
An interesting lot relating to the Order of the Holy Spirit:
- Gold and enamel jewellery from the Restoration period (ram’s head hallmark, 1819–1838). Insignia with four bifid branches, each topped with a knob and flanked by fleurs-de-lis. Single-sided centre depicting the Holy Spirit, enamelled in white with blue speckles on a gilded background with undulating green flames. Smooth reverse, with a chiselled and pierced loop set into the flat edge of the piece. With its sky-blue moiré ribbon. Slight losses and restorations to the enamel on the tips of both the obverse and reverse. Insignia of jeweller’s craftsmanship.
In its box on a bed of red velvet.
- Rosary holder with a double-sided silver maker’s mark.
- Beautiful pectoral plaque embroidered with cannetille braid, the branches trimmed with sequins, the eyes and beak of the Holy Spirit highlighted in red. The knobs on the arms form loops for sewing the badge onto the garment.
- A more modern pectoral plaque in domed silver, with a rounded back and a flat pin.
Condition 1-
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