Byzantine Cross and Robert Lee Morris Silver and Glass Bead Chain

Description:

Byzantine Cross and Robert Lee Morris Silver and Glass Bead Chain, the silver and metal crucifix suspended from a chain of ropetwist, polished silver, and blue glass beads, the cross lg. 3, the chain 21 3/4 in., unsigned.

Note: According to the consignor, the cross was obtained in Greece by William Milliken, director of the Cleveland Museum of Art from 1930-1958, and given to Frances M. Francis, wife of Henry Sayles Francis, curator of prints and paintings at the Cleveland Museum of Art from 1930-1970, in the 1950s. The chain was later made for the cross by Robert Lee Morris.
Estimate $500-700


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