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18K GOLD BROOCH WITH GARNETS

18 kt gold brooch with garnets. 18-carat gold brooch made up of a symmetrical composition of bows and scrolls with a fine decoration in light relief of vegetal elements, slightly reminiscent of Neoclassical works. The upper part features a circular faceted garnet, accompanied by three oval ones (the central one with gold pearls around it) in the central part (these are highlighted thanks to the presence of other circular carved gems), and another one in the shape of a teardrop in the lower part. From this body hang, thanks to four rings, two gold cords with scale-shaped links, which end in two tassels, recalling textile examples often used in curtains and other elements both in the 19th century and later. Jewellery with hanging elements joined together “in a quiver” so that they move when they are fastened or placed was common in 19th century jewellery, with the aim of adding some movement and avoiding the rigidity of the pieces, adding a touch of originality to the compositions. At this time, the composition based on classicist plant elements accompanied by flowers and lacework was common. Compared with the present example, it is more reminiscent of models inspired by works that follow a style known as Neo-Renaissance, following the artistic style that was born in Italy in the 15th century, with these scrolls and the powerful composition based on smooth shapes and scrolls, also responding to this relationship the fine plant elements in relief already mentioned. However, the chromatic combination achieved by the gems provides the softness required by the aesthetic taste of the time, without the striking contrasts more characteristic of the oldest jewellery that has been preserved. Weight: 19.4 grams.

· Size: 8x4 cms.
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Ref.: JBR1713
18K GOLD LOSANGE BROOCH WITH CABOCHON GARNET

18kt gold rhombus brooch with cabochon garnet. Rhomboid brooch decorated with plant elements and gold pearls in a particular arrangement of hollows inspired by scallops, with a symmetrical and balanced composition. In the centre and surrounded by gold bands (concave, fine cord, etc.) is the oval, smooth garnet with an eight-pointed star in the centre highlighted by white elements (a larger pearl in the centre surrounded by eight smaller ones) contrasting and highlighting the gem. On the back, it has a particular figurative decoration with a hunting dog carrying a bird in its jaws. Weight: 14.60 grams.

· Size: 5,3x4 cms.
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Ref.: JBR1732
GOLD (14kts) BROOCH WITH GARNET AND DIAMOND

14kt gold brooch with garnet and diamond. 14-carat gold oval brooch with an outer edge finished with a cord with gold pearls, decorated on the front with a composition based on curves that leaves smooth spaces for simplified plant motifs and two semicircles on the vertical axis of the smaller side that shelter other plant elements. In the center, framed by a band with cords and pearls in gold and with two small pearls on the larger axis (in the triangular spaces left by the aforementioned curves), there is a smooth cabochon garnet, with an eight-pointed star in the center of the gem (in turn, a diamond appears in the star), achieving a striking color combination. The marked symmetry of the piece is reminiscent of jewelry work made in the 19th century in the Neoclassical style. Weight: 19.81 grams.

· Size: 4,6 x 3,6 cm.
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Ref.: JBR2568
RIBBON BROOCH. SILVER, STRASS. CA FIRST THIRD 20TH CENTURY.

Bow brooch. Silver, rhinestone. Around the first third of the 20th century. With partial hallmark. Bow-shaped brooch made of silver in its colour with a needle on the back and a composition on the front combining white stones and lines of fine red stones, enhancing the shape and lines of the piece. It is similar to brooches by the firm Collingwood and Sons (Birmingham, England). It has a small partial hallmark on the prong.

· Size: 4x1x2,5 cms
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Ref.: Z4997
DEVOTIONAL PENDANT, SAINT JAMES THE GREAT. BRONZE. 17TH CENTURY.

Devotional medal, Saint James the Apostle. Gilt bronze. 17th century. Openwork devotional medal with the image of Saint James the Apostle in the centre, on a pedestal and holding a staff and a book, surrounded by a wreath of leaves tied with two bows above and below. Similar examples can be found in the Museum of Pilgrimages in Santiago de Compostela.

· Size: 5x0.5x6 cms.
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Ref.: Z5091
CAMEO WITH GOLD (9 KTS) FRAME; BROOCH. VICTORIAN ERA, CIRCA 1860.

Cameo with gold mount (9 kts); brooch. Victorian period, ca. 1860. Cameo with an openwork die-cut mount in 9 kt gold, decorated with a symmetrical composition of contrasting “Cs”, simplified volutes and scallop-shaped forms at the equator of the piece (on both sides). The cameo itself, made in Cassius Cypraea (and therefore of the type known in the 19th century as “coralino”), presents a scene from classical mythology: on the left is Aurora, accompanied by a winged child with a torch (Phosphor, the morning star) and preceding the chariot of the Sun with four horses, which is surrounded by the Hours and driven by Apollo. Note the compositional and iconographic similarity between the scene and the fresco painted by Guido Reni between 1613 and 1614 at the Casino dell'Aurora Pallavicini (Rome, Italy), entitled “L'Aurora”, which was also often used as inspiration for works on different supports throughout the 19th century. Weight: 20.29 gr.

· Size: 6,5x5,5x1 cms.
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Ref.: ZE101
CAMEO WITH VICTORIAN GOLD FRAME (CIRCA 1850).

Cameo. Victorian mount, circa 1850. Cameo with a bevelled rose gold mount made of shell (Cassius Cypraea; hence the type known in the 19th century as “coral”), with a figure sitting on clouds holding a jug and a bowl from which an eagle is eating. The theme, inspired by classical mythology of Antiquity, is the personification of youth, called Junventas or Juventus (her figure ended up being assimilated with that of the Greek goddess Hebe, who also personified youth and helped the gods by filling their cups with nectar, harnessing Hera’s horses, etc.), accompanied by the eagle of Jupiter (Greek Zeus). This is a very common theme in 19th century jewellery, especially in cameos, as it is considered the quintessential emblem of the diligent, caring and responsible daughter. Weight: 7.83 grm

· Size: 4x5x1 cms
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Ref.: ZE103
"COL CHEMISE" NECKLACE IN 18K ROSE GOLD AND DIAMONDS

“Col Chemise” necklace, in 18k rose gold and platinum, with decoration of simple 8/8 cut diamonds. Designed as a necklace with a box, it is constructed by a double “Brick link” chain that develops on its front face a ribbon decoration decorated on its bezel by diamonds set in platinum in the form of a crescent festoon finishing off, creating a shirt collar from the center of which hang two beehive-shaped tassels. Weight: 135 grm Diamonds set: 136 Approximate weight: 6.50 Cts. Period and style: Chevalier. Typology: “Col Chemise”, Circa 1945-50

· Size: int 13x12 cms / long ext 19 cms.
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Ref.: ZE104
DEVOTIONAL SILVER PENDANT. 17-18TH CENTURIES.

Reliquary cross. Silver, clear glass. 17th-18th century Devotional pendant made of silver and shaped like a Latin cross, decorated on the outside with simple scrolls, spikes, pearls and other elements of classical inspiration, as well as a ring to wear the jewel hanging from the neck. The front has seven oval holes (the one where the arms are crossed, which is larger) protected with transparent glass; the back is smooth, with the material in its colour. Typologically, there are similar examples of Portuguese origin, made of rock crystal and protected by silver bands, without the scrolls and other decorations, dating from between the 16th and 17th centuries, preserved in two private collections. The present jewel shows profiles with much more movement than these two, although the motifs and the simplicity of the lines respond to classicist influences. This type of jewellery was of great value to its owners, both for the materials from which it was made and for its content, which was considered sacred and protective. Despite this high value (or precisely for this reason), few examples of good quality and in good condition have reached us. There are medallions similar to the present one only in some important institutions such as the Fundación Valencia de Don Juan in Madrid, the Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas (Madrid), the Lázaro Galdiano (Madrid), the Museo de Creencias y Religiosidad Popular del Pirineo Aragonés (Abizanda, Huesca), the Metropolitan Museum (New York), etc. And in prominent religious institutions such as the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela or the Convent of the Descalzas Reales in Madrid.

· Size: 6,5x10 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0190
RELIQUARY PENDANT WITH FLAGELLATION OF CHRIST. SILVER, ENAMEL. 16TH CE...

Reliquary with “Flagellation of Christ”. Silver, enamel. 16th century. Oval reliquary pendant decorated on the outside with a striped band and some relief elements on the edge (with curved profiles and simple engraved scrolls), which has a chain of smooth oval links (all practically identical). On the front and back it shows two figurative scenes with striking polychromy. On the one hand, Christ is placed in the centre of the composition, tied to a high column, being whipped by two executioners or soldiers with branches, following a composition that was common in the 16th century. On the other hand, the focus is on a hollow in the pendant protected by glass (since it contains a relic, enhanced by a Latin cross), highlighted in the composition by rays of light and a beam of light; this element appears held by an angel and surrounded by little winged heads (common in the Renaissance) floating among clouds, and is accompanied by Saint Joseph with the Child and the Flowering Staff, and Saint Anthony of Padua (also with the Child and a bouquet of flowers). This type of jewellery has always had great value, both for the materials used and for its religious content. Despite this (or perhaps because of this same appreciation) there are not many examples of quality and in good condition, and it is possible to find them only in important private collections and in outstanding museums such as the Fundación Valencia de Don Juan in Madrid, the Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas in the same city, etc., or old religious centres such as the Convent of the Descalzas Reales in Madrid. Weight: 160 gr

· Size: 8x1x10 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0396
RELIQUARY PENDANT. SILVER, ENAMEL. 17TH CENTURY.

Reliquary pendant. Silver, enamel, textile. 17th century. A large polygonal pendant with a silver frame in its colour decorated with small pearls of the same material located in the corners of the edge, which has a ring at the top so that it can be hung or carried. One of its fronts has a textile background under a sheet of transparent glass, probably designed to contain relics. The other has a brightly coloured enamel showing the Virgin Mary in three-quarters, with the naked Child Jesus in her arms and both figures cut out against a landscape background with classicist architectural elements (a column with a fluted shaft on a pedestal, with mouldings) and details of a natural landscape (thus linking the moment with the Rest on the Flight into Egypt; compare, also, with works such as the Virgin and Child by Anton van Dyck from the Cerralbo Museum in Madrid or the oil painting from The Walters Art Museum, or the engraving by Paulus Pontius following Van Dyck's models - where the elements coincide in arrangement with those of the medallion -, for example). This type of jewellery has always had great value, both for the materials used and for its religious content. Despite this (or perhaps because of this same appreciation) there are not many examples of quality and in good condition, and it is possible to find them only in important private collections and in outstanding museums such as the Fundación Valencia de Don Juan in Madrid, the Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas in the same city, etc., or old religious centres such as the Convent of the Descalzas Reales in Madrid.

· Size: 6,5x0.5x8 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0399
DEVOTIONAL PENDANT. OIL ON AVENTURINE, ENAMEL, GOLD… SPAIN, 17TH CENTU...

Devotional pendant or reliquary. Oil painting on aventurine, enamel, gold. Spain, 17th century. Devotional medallion or pendant or reliquary made of aventurine or aventurine with an octagonal shape and faceted fronts, enhanced with a series of enamels combining black and gold, which protect two oil paintings of a Catholic Christian religious theme, located one on each side of the piece. Protected, you can see a very particular Madonna and Child inspired by the Icon of the Madonna del Popolo (Rome, Italy), and a simplified Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence (the saint, the grill and an angel with a crown and the palm corresponding to the theme are shown). The edges of the piece have been protected with simple metal elements. The painting of San Lorenzo follows a composition common in the Spanish school, and would recall works such as the painting of the main altar of the Church of San Lorenzo in Huesca, for example, although also others such as the engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi (executed around 1527) in some details. The so-called icon of the Madonna del Popolo was well known because it was considered to have been made by Saint Luke, and was brought to the church of the same name by Gregory IX from the Sancta Sanctorum of the Lateran Palace after a flood caused a terrible plague in the city and through a solemn procession with the image to Santa Maria del Popolo. As for the material of the piece, aventurine or aventurine are known as a certain type of glass and a type of quartz (which can be green or reddish brown, and usually has tiny elements of yellow mica that give it golden reflections). In the first case, it is known that "venturine" or "stellaria" is mentioned in the workshops of Murano for the first time during the first quarter of the 17th century, in reference to a very complicated production paste (it is said that the name comes from this circumstance, that is, that its creation was due to luck or fortune) that imitates the effects of that stone (from India and Russia at that time) thanks to the inclusion of copper particles, and that was used as if it were stone (cut) given the complexity of its use in blowing (practically impossible). And, dealing with this material, it is necessary to mention “The Nativity” by Pietro da Cortona, dated around 1656, which is preserved in the El Prado Museum (Madrid) because it is an oil painting on aventurine. Compare this work with the reliquary medallion with an image of the Virgin painted on aventurine dated between 1600 and 1633 from the Lázaro Galdiano Museum (Madrid); with another devotional medallion in gold and aventurine from the Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas (Madrid) dated in the 17th-18th centuries; or with the medallion that is also a reliquary that presents an Immaculate Conception painted on aventurine, dated between the 18th and 19th centuries from the Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas (Madrid); or with the 16th-century Spanish devotional pendant from the Metropolitan Museum of New York with Saint John the Baptist and the Virgin (which combines black and white enamels, in a different way to the present piece); or with the 17th-century triangular-shaped pendant of black and white enamel and gold from the Valencia Institute of Don Juan in Madrid. Weight: 103 grams.

· Size: 9x0.7x8 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0700
FRAME

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· Size: 49,5x41,5 / int: 25x27 cms.
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Ref.: Z0307
GOLDEN WOOD FRAME. 18TH CENTURY

18th century

· Size: 73x102
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Ref.: Z0766
WOODEN FRAME. 16TH CENTURY.

Frame. Carved, polychrome and gilded wood. 16th century. Carved, polychrome and gilded wooden frame made from different elements with a marked Renaissance influence, resulting in an architectural composition with a stepped base, two fluted pilasters with volutes on the sides and an upper finish formed by another stepped entablature and a triangular pediment with three balls on another narrower entablature.

· Size: 143x34x160 cms.
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Ref.: Z0876
PAIR OF FRAMES. WOOD, STUCCO. 19TH CENTURY.

Pair of frames. Wood, stucco. 19th century. Pair of rectangular frames made of carved and gilded wood decorated with a series of mouldings of different widths, some smooth and flat, others smooth and curved and two decorated with elements of classicist influence in light relief.

· Size: 42x5x34,5 cms . int 22,5x14,5 cms.
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Ref.: Z2240
SET OF STRIPS AND FRAME IN PAINTED WOOD WITH GOLDEN DETAIL. 17TH CENTU...

Lot consisting of strips and frame (lintel and two jambs) in carved gilded and polychrome wood. Decoration of plant motifs with golden scrolls on a green background. 17th century

· Size: 175x160 cms.
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Ref.: Z3395
FRAME, POLYCHROMED AND GILT WOOD. 18TH CENTURY.

Polychrome and gilded wood frame. Late 18th century. Rectangular frame with golden rocailles on a red background and elements related to the Passion of Christ in shields in the corners and centre of the longer sides: dice, nails, bag (with Judas' coins), mallet and tongs, cross with lances and two whips. These motifs clearly show that it was made to highlight a religious painting of the Passion, probably in a private chapel given the lack of relief, and the strong relationship of the work with the Rococo.

· Size: 187x3x87 cms LUZ 51X154 cms.
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Ref.: Z3627
PAIR OF FRAMES. WOOD. 20TH CENTURY.

Pair of frames. Wood. 20th century. Pair of carved wooden frames decorated on the front with a composition of mouldings of different widths, all smooth, combining straight and curved shapes.

· Size: 152x7x172 cms.
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Ref.: Z3959
WOODEN FRAME. 17TH CENTURY.

Frame. Carved wood. 17th century. It has faults. Rectangular frame made of carved wood that still retains part of its original polychromy. As was usual in various European schools since the Renaissance (particularly the Italian one, but also the Spanish one, for example), it is decorated with a series of smooth mouldings of different widths, arranged leaving a smooth strip.

· Size: Ext 175x95 cm Int: 1.55x74 cms.
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Ref.: Z6224
FRAME. WOOD. 18TH CENTURY.

Frame. Carved and gilded wood. 18th century. Rectangular frame made of carved and gilded wood that combines a thin smooth band on the inside, with another carved band with a band and another on the outside, in which smooth areas are combined with delicate plant details (these in the same finish as the rest of the molding, highlighted on a striped background). Nowadays, the value and appreciation of frames is on the rise due to the search for them by museums and important institutions, with the aim of giving the works the frames they would have had originally. Hence, similar examples are found in some paintings by Vermeer, for example, or can be found in the Metropolitan Museum in New York, in the Louvre Museum, in the British Museum and in the Victoria & Albert in London, etc.

· Size: 75x6x58 cms. / 50x38 cms.
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Ref.: ZE225
.GILDED WOOD FRAME. 18TH CENTURY

Frame. Carved and gilded wood. 18th century. Rectangular frame with a semicircular top in the centre, crowned by a composition with leaves and elements of the Passion of Christ (Crown of Thorns, Nails, etc.) decorated with a series of bands, alternating plain ones with two different strings of pearls. Although the 18th century is known for Rococo, it is not the only artistic style of the period: the decoration and shapes of the frame show a closer relationship with ancient Roman art, a common influence in Neoclassicism.

· Size: 44x8x81 cms
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Ref.: ZF0527
FRAME. WOOD, METAL. LATE 17TH CENTURY-EARLY 18TH CENTURY.

Frame. Carved wood. Late 17th century-early 18th century. Rectangular frame that presents a “base structure” of straight lines, combining moldings of different widths and finishes (on the inside, a gold band with fine plant details towards the corners; next, a thin red one, and another wider green one, these last two imitating marble; on the outside, another fine gold molding), enhanced with a series of carvings of plant elements in the corners (symmetrical composition), two ovoid elements on the longer sides and a very elaborate cresting with plant elements, rocailles, volutes, flowers and imitation fabrics (which are joined with those ovoid elements mentioned). The combination of red, green and gold is common in certain types of frames (compare, for example, the terracotta from Salamanca made around the middle of the 16th century by Juan de Juni, which is preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum). A series of carvings with a lot of movement and depth have been added to it, showing the influence of the Baroque (it recalls in certain details works such as the frame of the Immaculate Conception by Alonso Cano in the Cathedral of Malaga).

· Size: 138x28x196 cms, Int. 86x128 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0582
POLYCHROMED AND GILDED WOOD FRAME. 17TH CENTURY.

Frame. Gilded and polychrome wood. 17th century. It presents loss in the lower left area. Frame made of carved wood, gilded and polychromed in certain areas, with decoration based on bands (alternating plain ones with others with vegetal and architectural elements) and a relief at the top with vegetal and architectural motifs, combining polychromy with gilding in this area and below. Note the similarity between the decoration and lines of this piece and certain Spanish Baroque altarpieces of the 17th century.

· Size: 105x16,5x101,5 / int 81x57 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0631