MacDougall Auctions 8 June 2009
8 June 2009
* 116. A PAINTED ENAMEL PENDANT CROSS IN A SILVER SETTING
RUSSIAN, MAKER’S MARK OF VASILY ANDREEV, MOSCOW, XIX CENTURY
131 by 8.5 cm.
1,000-1,500 pounds
The crossbars are in the form of lobes, the painted enamel plate shows the Crucifix, flanked by the mourning figures of the Mother of God and John the Evangelist, the lower part depicts the skull of Adam in the summit of Golgotha and the buildings of Jerusalem in the background, placed in a setting with a twisted border.
Notes on symbols:
* Indicates 5% Import Duty Charge applies.
Ω Indicates 20% Import Duty Charge applies.
§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
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