Baroque Period Ruby and Enamel Pendant
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A Baroque period ruby and enamel pendant dating to circa 1650–1680; probably made in Hungary.The pendant is composed as a two-part drop, allowing natural movement, with a further articulated fringe of three suspended natural saltwater pearls below.Both sections are set with clusters of table cut rubies in closed-back rubover collet settings, arranged in tightly packed formations characteristic of mid-17th century jewellery. The gold is richly decorated with scrolling openwork, enlivened throughout with polychrome enamel.The enamel decoration is particularly characteristic; white ground with black linework, alongside robin’s egg blue and Cassius pink accents. This palette and style align with the broader European ‘linework and swirl’ tradition seen across Hungary, Central Europe, and beyond. The reverse is equally considered, with further enamel decoration including a pink flower motif.Jewels of this type were produced across Europe in the later 17th century; comparable examples are held in major museum collections including the Rijksmuseum, the V&A, the State Historical Museum in Moscow, and the Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest.Ruby held both protective and romantic associations in the period; believed to guard against illness and poison, while also symbolising love and enduring affection. Such pieces often carried both decorative and amuletic significance.Weight: 8.58gLength: 6.5 x 2cmTests as approximately 19K goldIn good overall condition for its age; minor losses to the enamel, mostly to the reverse. The upper bail is a small later replacement, sympathetically executed and in keeping with the original form and to ensure wearability today.
A Baroque period ruby and enamel pendant dating to circa 1650–1680; probably made in Hungary.
The pendant is composed as a two-part drop, allowing natural movement, with a further articulated fringe of three suspended natural saltwater pearls below.
Both sections are set with clusters of table cut rubies in closed-back rubover collet settings, arranged in tightly packed formations characteristic of mid-17th century jewellery. The gold is richly decorated with scrolling openwork, enlivened throughout with polychrome enamel.
The enamel decoration is particularly characteristic; white ground with black linework, alongside robin’s egg blue and Cassius pink accents. This palette and style align with the broader European ‘linework and swirl’ tradition seen across Hungary, Central Europe, and beyond. The reverse is equally considered, with further enamel decoration including a pink flower motif.
Jewels of this type were produced across Europe in the later 17th century; comparable examples are held in major museum collections including the Rijksmuseum, the V&A, the State Historical Museum in Moscow, and the Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest.
Ruby held both protective and romantic associations in the period; believed to guard against illness and poison, while also symbolising love and enduring affection. Such pieces often carried both decorative and amuletic significance.
Weight: 8.58g
Length: 6.5 x 2cm
Tests as approximately 19K gold
In good overall condition for its age; minor losses to the enamel, mostly to the reverse. The upper bail is a small later replacement, sympathetically executed and in keeping with the original form and to ensure wearability today.
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