Auction Closed
November 28, 05:26 PM GMT
Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
of circular form, centred with a diamond-set rosette in the middle of two interweaving foliate wreaths set with diamonds in pinched collet settings at the joints, surmounted by a diamond-set bow-tied ribbon, a further diamond-set foliate motif at the base of the circle enclosed in gold borders, struck to the reverse with KF in Cyrillic, 56 standard
height excluding loop 4.7cm; 1 7/8 in.
Acquired by the family of the present owner in Russia before the Revolution.
The present pendant has descended from the Morozov, Krestovnikov and List families, patrons of the arts in Moscow, who carried it with them when fleeing Russia via Crimea in 1917-1918. The family eventually settled in Paris and subsequently brought this pendant with them to the United States in 1948, where it has been passed from generation to generation.
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