A pendant with a double-sided enamel on copper miniature. - image-1
A pendant with a double-sided enamel on copper miniature. - image-2
A pendant with a double-sided enamel on copper miniature. - image-1A pendant with a double-sided enamel on copper miniature. - image-2

Lot 48 Dα

A pendant with a double-sided enamel on copper miniature.

Auction 1039 - overview Cologne
13.11.2014, 17:00 - Jewellery
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.200 €
Result: 992 € (incl. premium)

A pendant with a double-sided enamel on copper miniature.

Mounted in a foliate vermeil pendant setting set with paste and rose diamonds. Recto with a crowned saint (possibly Catherine), verso Judith with the head of Holofernes. Minimal rim chips, minor tin soldered repairs, the hanging loop replaced. H 2.5, H of frame 4.1 cm.
French school, 17th C.

Possibly a pocket watch cover, which would explain the double-sided depictions.