Enamel Locket with Putti Design
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Silver and enamel locket depicting putti. Un marked. Approx 38 grams weight, 45.2 mm high ex bail.
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- Putto / Putti / Amorino / Amorini - A putto (plural: putti) or amerino (plural: amerini) is a cherub or cupid frequently appearing in both mythological and religious paintings and sculpture, especially of the Renaissance and Baroque periods and later used as a decorative element in the design of furniture, ceramics, statuary etc. They are usually depicted as chubby males, or of indeterminate gender, often with wings. Their depiction may represent an association with love, heaven, peace or prosperity.
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lockets
- enamel 240
- silver items 2,428
- pendants and lockets, set with - enamel 251
- pendants and lockets, silver - silver items 2,428
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