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LOT 0371

Gold Saint George Pendant

19TH CENTURY A.D.

2 in. (18.41 grams, 50 mm).

In Byzantine style with wire coils to the outer edge, hinged loop; to the obverse, a repoussé beaded border framing a facing nimbate St George with cloak and akheton holding a spear across the body, 'ΓΟͼΡΓ' (George) inscription; to the reverse, an expanding-arm cross with bulb finials, tendrils below the arms, 'IC XC' above.

Provenance

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

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LOT 0371

Gold Saint George Pendant

Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)

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