04-06-201304-06-2013
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April 6, 2013 10:00 AMCalender
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Three Imperial Russian Pins and Pendants

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Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2645BLocation: BostonDate / Time: April 06, 2013 10:00AM

Description:

Three Imperial Russian Pins and Pendants, 19th/early 20th century, an 84 zolotnik standard silver pendant with unidentified maker's mark, cast as a crowned "E" above an enameled red cross, with Cyrillic inscriptions and dated 1905; a silver pin to commemorate the canonization of St. Seraphim of Sarov in 1903, and a pendant commemorating the death of Tsar Alexander III with his head in profile to the obverse and the dates 1881-1894 between a crown and a cross on the reverse.
Estimate $800-1,200


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Keywords

Alexander III, head, Tsar, red cross