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LOT 1905
Russian Orthodox White Metal Cross Pendant
19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in, (9 grams, 54 mm).
Cruciform in plan with scrolled head to each arm joined to its neighbours with a pellet finial, low-relief foliage detailing, integral loop, incised voided cross to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Chris Martin-Zakheim, Iconastas, 5 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1.
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
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