TWO FATIMID ENAMELLED GOLD PENDANTS

Lot 26
01.05.2025 11:00UTC +01:00
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£ 7 000
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1404628
Lot 26 | TWO FATIMID ENAMELLED GOLD PENDANTS
Estimate value
£ 7 000 – 10 000
TWO FATIMID ENAMELLED GOLD PENDANTS
PROBABLY CAIRO, EGYPT, 11TH CENTURY
The larger of crescent shape, with enamel plaque in a border of gold filigree, the suspension loops partially collapsed, the reverse finely worked in filigree, the smaller pendant with a heart-shaped enamel plaque and a small crescent shaped element worked in filigree above, with suspended loops above and below, the lower with an empty mount for a gemstone
1 ¼ x 1 3/8in. (3.1 x 3.4cm.) and 1 ½ x 3/8in. (3.9 x 1.1cm.)




Provenance

Ernst Kofler-Truniger (1903-1990) and Marthe Kofler-Truniger (1918-1999), Luzern (Inv. no. K 726F; K 731G)
Private Collection, Luzern, acquired from the above circa 1974; thence by continuous descent to the current owner.
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