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Lot 46 Dα

A cast iron necklace with a cross pendant

Auction 1158 - overview Cologne
12.11.2020, 14:00 - Jewellery and Gold Boxes
Estimate: 2.000 € - 2.500 €
Result: 2.500 € (incl. premium)

A cast iron necklace with a cross pendant

Designed as a flexible tubular necklace of conjoined patinated steel rings and a round clasp. The centre connected by a cast iron Gothic tracery motif suspending a large foliate cross. The clasp and pendant decorated with faceted steel cabochons and a steel plaque framed by a thin chain. Pendant: Total H 13 cm. L necklace 49 cm. Total weight 61.22 g.
Presumably Berlin, 1825/30

Literature

Cf. Arenhövel, cat. Eisen statt Gold, Berlin 1982, p. 150, no. 309 and p. 152, no. 311.