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Description English, mid 18th-century
Pendant with a miniature?teatime scene
gold, enamelled gold and glass
26mm overall
Condition Report Overall the condition of the pendant is excellent with minor dirt and wear to the surface consistent with age. There are one or two nicks/ fissures to the glass. A few further minor fissures/ nicks to the metal.
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Notes This beautiful pendant, which depicts a group of well dressed people taking tea, was probably made by the same hand as a closely comparable pendant in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (inv. no. M.33-1960). Note the near identical mount set with glass with a bevelled edge.