Large ear jewelry with rich decoration of gold... Lot 6037

Large ear jewelry with rich decoration of gold and granules. Base plate made of gold sheet with drop-shaped lower part, in the center with large drop-shaped cabochon in cramp setting. Outside multi-zoned decoration made of filigree and granules. At the bottom an eyelet for hanging additional jewelry links. Above a small cabochon in cramp setting flanked by two flower motifs of filigree, furthermore two large wire spirals with seven flower-shaped granules each in the center. Above the small cabochon, two small spirals, a diamond of granules and a seven petaled flower of filigree. The entire piece of jewelry framed by notched wire. On the back carrying handle made of one plain and one notched wire, spiraled around an inner wire. The ends hammered out, tapped flat on the underside of the jewelry plate, and formed into a pointed spike at the free-standing end. Length 6.8 cm, width 2.5 cm. Weight 15,61 g. Visually insignificant crack at the top end, which does not affect the stability of the object. Otherwise intact. Provenance: Rhenish private collection, acquired in the 1980s in the Cologne art trade. Condition: II