Russian Works of Art
Russian Works of Art
A JEWELLED AND ENAMELLED GOLD PENDANT, SAMUEL ARNDT, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1895
Lot Closed
June 17, 02:21 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A JEWELLED AND ENAMELLED GOLD PENDANT, SAMUEL ARNDT, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1895
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 a miniature portrait of Pierre Mignard's Virgin of the Grapes, the exterior engraved with scrolls, struck on the loops with workmaster's initials, 56 standard
width closed 3.5cm, 1½in
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Sotheby's New York, 6-7 October 2011, lot 71
For a similar gold and enamel pendant by Samuel Arndt, please see Sotheby's London, 31 May 2006, lot 358.