Tuesday, 31 January 2023

Early 18th Century Silver Filigree Crucifix Pendant with Miniature Portraits including Charles I - and another pendant with Portrait Relief of Charles I, British Museum.


Two Silver Filigree Pendants with Portraits of Charles I.

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 Early 18th Century English Silver Filigree Crucifix Pendant 

with Miniature Portraits.

British Museum. 

The Miniature portrait at the top is no doubt Charles I but the others are less obvious.

The BM suggests William and Mary, George I and George II and Queen Anne.

this seems an unlikely combination - I wonder if there are Jacobite connections here

The makers mark on the back is TC but there are no 18th century silversmiths (working in London) who fit.




















Width 4.9cms

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1978-1002-1200


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17th Century Silver Filigree and Rock Crystal Pedant.

British Museum.





























Height 8.4 cms.

Provenance: Asprey & Co, 166 New Bond Street, London W1. 

Original invoice for £310 to Anne Hull Grundy dated 22.2.1973, described as 'Gold heart-shaped pendant inset with portrait of Charles 1'. Also an invoice from S J Phillips for £780 to Anne Hull Grundy dated 12.5.1977, described as 'Antique filigree heart shape crystal pendant'.

Images here from.

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1978-1002-1206

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