Provençal cross
Pendant in the shape of a cross, situated at the meeting point between two models. Indeed, its shape clearly refers to the “Marie-Antoinette” cross, which was nonetheless surmounted and supported on the chain by a bow, an element absent on our cross. These crosses are characterised at their centre by a rounded form, created by the arrangement of the stones in relation to one another.
Without the bail, one might also suppose that our pendant relates to the model known as the “jeannette arlésienne” cross. In either case, these pieces of jewellery were made within the same region.
These were regional jewels, passed down within families; they were sometimes altered over the course of their history and according to their various owners.
Late 18th-early 19th century, Arles.
Height: 4.5 cm
Width: 3 cm
