An 18th Century wooden rosary chain, South German or Italian, in the form of a stylised Crown of Thorns, with pierced silver gilt filigree beads with a pendant relief of the Virgin and Christ in ivory and rosary bead with skull and Head of Christ, a gouache miniature of St Theresa Avila and St John of the Cross, in a silver frame, three gilt medallions hanging from the rosary and a miniature acorn/see illustration
Sold for £420
An 18th Century wooden rosary chain, South German or Italian, in the form of a stylised Crown of Thorns, with pierced silver gilt filigree beads with a pendant relief of the Virgin and Christ in ivory and rosary bead with skull and Head of Christ, a gouache miniature of St Theresa Avila and St John of the Cross, in a silver frame, three gilt medallions hanging from the rosary and a miniature acorn/see illustration
Auction: Spetchley Park | The Attic Sale, 28th Jan, 2020