- 651
A silver-gilt and enamel crucifix, Ivan Alexeev, Moscow, 1899-1908
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- silver, enamel
- 35.5 by 21.5cm, 14 by 8 1/2 in.
the front applied with the figure of Christ flanked by the two Marys and God the Father above and the skull of Golgotha below, all enamelled in translucent red and blue, the grip applied with a champlevé enamel plaque, the reverse engine-turned and engraved with strapwork, 84 standard
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 5 December 1997, lot 125
Literature
Paul L. Paulson and Maria Paulson, Guide to Russian Works of Art, Washington D.C., 1980, p. 51