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LOT 254619
Post Medieval Engraved Silver Cross Pendant with Monogram
LATE 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
22 3/8 in. (26 grams, 56.8 cm).
Quatrefoil in plan with interstitial tags, central pelleted collar and dome; incised hatched rosette to each petal; copperplate monogram to reverse with 'FG'; with late 20th century chain.
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. for a prototype of this modern cross Rev. William Wood Seymour The cross, in tradition, history and art London, 1898, fig.p.251.
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LOT 254619
Post Medieval Engraved Silver Cross Pendant with Monogram
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£30 (EUR 35; USD 41) +BP*
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