Elizabethan Boat-Shaped Pendant with Putti
16th-early 17th century A.D. A gold pendant formed as a crescent frame with vertical bar and two outer bands; bar with trefoil finial, pierced for suspension; crescent with pierced lugs to the lower edge and wire dangles; outer bands with putto mask to the centre, frond detailing and green enamelling. 2.77 grams, 27 mm (1 in.). Acquired 1960s-1990s.Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.