PICHON & NOUDEL-DENIAU, Commissaires-Priseurs
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PENDANT in 800-th silver, featuring a beautiful Hand of Fati…
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10
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PENDANT in 800-th silver, featuring a beautiful Hand of Fati…
See original version (French)
Estimate €150 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
PENDANT in 800-th silver, featuring a beautiful Hand of Fatima richly decorated with filigree, likely in gold, set with facetted sapphires and a ruby in a closed-set mounting, and with baroque pearls hanging as a pendant. Dated from the late 19th century. (The ruby has a chip.)
Gross weight: 18.90 g. Dimensions: 7 x 4 cm.
The khamsa is a symbol representing a hand, used as an amulet, talisman and piece of jewellery by the people of North Africa and the Middle East to protect against the evil eye. This apotropaic symbol is often associated with the goddess Tanit, a Punic and Berber deity. Source: Wikipedia
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