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RARE ANTIQUE 18 TH CENTURY SILVER ROCK CRYSTAL RUBY & DIAMOND RELIQUARY PENDANT
$ 580.27
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Description
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Please Note : The box shown on photos is not included. This is not the original box. I will ship in a nice gift package but not in the box shown on photos.Thanks
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Rare and Fabulous Antique 17 Th /18Th century Solid Silver ,Rock Crystal Reliquary Pendant Set with Flat Cut Rubies and Diamonds .
There is a Saint or Religious figure standing on a boat or Anchor with a fish or a dolphin ( difficult to figure out for sure ) of St Nicholas Saint protector of the sailors and ships ? or could it be ST Mary: Our Lady star of the sea ?
Set under bezel cut double sided Rock Crystal .
The origin is most likely eastern Europe or Bohemia
It was probably a Devotion piece protecting the bearer from disease , bad Spirits or disasters
Guaranteed and tested for solid silver and natural stones.
The silver bail is not original to the piece , and was added much later
Very interesting piece in fairly good
Antique condition
besides surface scratches on the Rock Crystal visible with a 10 X loupe and one tiny diamond missing on right bottom with half the mount missing around it, some minor chips to some of the natural stones .It is Normal for a piece of that age that was used on a dialy basis.
Dimensions
: height of pendant
without the bail
: 3.5cm high x 2.9 cm cm wide at widest or 1 inch and 7/8 high x 1 inch and 1/8 at widest the bail is 5/8 of an inch high. The rubies have different sizes approx 3mm x 4mm or 2.5 mm x 3mm