Amber Portrait Pendant of Queen Elizabeth I Expected to Fetch Up to £150,000 at Sotheby's Auction
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Vittoria Benzine
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An amber pendant portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, rediscovered after being bought for just £5,588 at auction, is heading to Sotheby's London on July 1 with an estimated value of £100,000–£150,000. The carved amber cameo depicts the aging queen in her final years and is considered a charged relic of the Elizabethan era. It will be sold as part of Sotheby's "Master Sculpture from Four Millennia" auction, where it ranks as the second-highest valued offering.
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· 3 pulledThe anonymous consignor behind this amber pendant scored it for just £5,588 at auction.
There, the charged relic stands to rake in £100,000 to £150,000 ($132,599 to $198,898)—rendering it the event's second-highest valued offering.
The carved amber cameo depicts the aging queen in her final years and is considered a charged relic of the Elizabethan era.
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