A gold, enamel, and quartz necklace - image-1

Lot 8 Rα

A gold, enamel, and quartz necklace

Auction 1075 - overview Cologne
17.11.2016, 16:30 - Jewellery, Boxes and Portrait Miniatures
Estimate: 3.500 € - 4.500 €
Result: 7.192 € (incl. premium)

A gold, enamel, and quartz necklace

Designed as a band of 17 openwork foliate Renaissance style enamelled links centrally set with pyramid shaped quartz and mounted on a black satin band with an 18k gold clasp. Minimal wear to the enamel. L (links) 24.5 cm. L total 30 cm. Weight 54.1 g.
Presumably South German, 16th/19th C.

The one-sided decor of the links suggests that they were intended as decorative elements to be sewn onto clothing.