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A WILLIAM AND MARY SILVER-MOUNTED SHAGREEN CASE CONTAINING THREE CHARLES I MEMORIAL PENDANTS
BRITISH, 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY
A WILLIAM AND MARY SILVER-MOUNTED SHAGREEN CASE CONTAINING THREE CHARLES I MEMORIAL PENDANTS BRITISH, 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY Oblong silver-mounted shagreen case bearing an applied silver plaque engraved with the arms of the Barber Surgeons' Company flanked by the initials 'S' and 'B', containing a 17th Century pearl-set silver, gold and enamelled pendant mounted with an enamel portrait miniature of King Charles I (1600-1649), in black doublet, wearing the blue moiré sash of the Order of the Garter, chased gold bezel within silver-mounted pearl surround, the reverse enamelled with rose and black festoons on white ground; together with another 17th Century gold and enamel pendant mounted with an enamel portrait miniature of King Charles I, in black doublet, wearing the blue moiré sash of the Order of the Garter, pierced and enamelled gold pendant, the reverse enamelled with rose and black festooned leaves and chased with foliate scrolls; together with an early 18th Century gilt-metal and rock crystal pendant set with a portrait miniature on vellum of King Charles I, in plate armour, wearing the blue moiré sash of the Order of the Garter, skull and red curtain inscribed on left ' ob 30 jan 48 ', filigree surround, chased gilt-metal bezel oblong case, 6 in. (153 mm.) wide; oval miniatures, from 5/8 in. (15 mm.) to ¾ in. (18 mm.) high (4)