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A jewelled and enamelled gold pendant, Samuel Arndt, St Petersburg, circa 1895
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- width closed: 3.5cm, 1 1/2 in
formed as a six-pointed star, each hinged point decorated with diamond-set spikes on a turquoise enamel ground, the points opening mechanically on push-button release, the centre painted with the Virgin and Child, the exterior engraved with scrolls
Catalogue Note
For a similar example by Arndt, see Christie's New York, 12 April 1988, lot 83. For an example by Erik Kollin, see Christie's Geneva, 19 May 1992, lot 274.