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LOT 2366
Post Medieval Inlaid Bronze Cross Pendant
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (103 grams, 12.2 cm).
Substantial in form with chamfered edges, ribbed and collared bale, four inset blue glass studs and a central gold-in-glass panel. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Constable-Maxwell and Lord McAlpine in the 1980s-1990s.
With Iconastas Russian Fine Art and Antiques, London SW1.
Formerly in the private collection of Russian businessman Yuri Golubev (1942-2007), some of his collection was published in his book 'Symbols and Images’.
Ex property of a British gentleman.
Property of a Californian, USA, collector.
Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
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