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LOT 2137
Post Medieval Inlaid Cross Pendant
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
4 7/8 in. (104 grams, 12.3 cm).
Substantial in form with chamfered edges, ribbed and collared bale, four inset blue glass studs and a central gold-in-glass panel; superficial casting flaws. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceConstable-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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Presented by Mrs W. Clemence in 1897. Property of a Stockport, UK, collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The regiment was raised as the 1st (Victoria Rifle Club) Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps and became the 1st Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps on the formation of the Volunteer Force in 1860. By 1892 the 1st Middlesex and 6th (St George's) Rifle Volunteer Corps were joined together. -
WWI Christmas Chocolate Tin
1914-1918 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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