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Gros & Delettrez
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*19th-century piece A large, irregularly shaped seal pendant…
See original version (French)
76
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*19th-century piece A large, irregularly shaped seal pendant…
See original version (French)
Estimate €800 - €1,200
Voluntary lot
Description
*19th-century piece
A large, irregularly shaped seal pendant in 750‰ yellow gold, featuring filigree decoration and acanthus leaves holding a tilting carnelian stone engraved in intaglio with a heraldic shield surmounted by an elephant’s head and a snake, and surmounting a scroll bearing the Latin motto ‘EX MALO BONUM’, meaning ‘Good can come from evil’.
Dimensions: 3.8 x 3.7 cm. Gross weight: 19.1 g.
(Suspension ring missing; signs of wear; minor chips).
*Subject to inspection.
See original version (French)
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