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Lot 131
Sale 2687 - The Collection of Amb. & Mrs. Alexander Weddell - The Virginia House Museum
Apr 10, 2019
6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$300 -
500
Price Realized
$1,250
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A RUSSIAN ROSTOV ENAMEL-MOUNTED REPOUSSÉ SILVER-GILT GOSPEL COVER DECORATION apparently unmarked, likely Moscow, circa 1800
Of foliate form, allover decorated in repoussé scrolling foliate motifs and centering a Rostov enamel cross depicting the crucifixion and the four evangelists, now mounted on chain as a panagia, but likely having once served as a Gospel cover decoration.
H: 5, W: 4 in.