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LOT 2099
Russian Orthodox White Metal Cross Pendant
19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (6.75 grams, 39 mm).
Cruciform plaque with lateral lobes to each arm; obverse with low-relief Corpus Christi; reverse with nimbate busts. [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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