27 décembre 2017
Pendant in the form of a Palatine lion, Germany, around 1580 - 1590
Pendant in the form of a Palatine lion, Germany, around 1580 - 1590. Gold, two rubies, two diamonds, four pearls, enamel. H 7,0 cm. Green Vault, 1997/1 © Dresden State Art Collections.
The pendant with the Palatine Lion is listed for the first time in 1725 in the Preciousness Inventory. In 1924, he was given along with other works of the Green Vault to the family club Haus Wettin Albertinische line, but could be bought back in 1997 from the art trade back. The king of the animals is at the same time a symbol for bravery and power and refers here with the imperial crown crowned by a cross to the heraldic symbols of the palatine house and its electoral dignity.
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