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ON OFFER HERE IS A STUNNING VINTAGE SOLID SILVER ZOOMORPHIC ST MARTINS CROSS ASSAYED IN BIRMINGHAM IN 1966 BY THE SILVERSMITHS W.H DARBY & SONS LTD. THE PENDANT IS AN ORIGINAL ALEXANDER RITCHIE OF IONA DESIGN AND IS BASED ON THE WORLD FAMOUS 8TH CENTURY ST MARTINS CROSS WHICH SITS OUTSIDE THE ENTRANCE OF IONA ABBEY. THE CROSS IS TRUE TO THE ORIGINAL A.RITCHIE DESIGN WITH ONE SIDE SHOWING INTERLACED SERPENTS AND BOSSES AND THE OTHER SIDE DEPICTING SCENES FROM THE BIBLE. THE PENDANT MEASURES APPROX 7.5CM LONG AND COMES IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION.
ASSAY TOWN - SHEFFIELD
DATE - 1908
SILVERSMITH - JOHN BATT
MEASUREMENTS - SPOONS 11.8CM
TONGS 9.5CM
WEIGHT - 74 GRAMS
PLEASE VIEW ALL PHOTOGRAPHS AS THESE ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE DESCRIPTION AND CONDITION. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER THEM.
BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: ALL ITEMS MUST BE PAID WITHIN 5 WORKING DAYS. I OFFER POSTAL DISCOUNTS FOR MULTIPLE ITEMS PURCHASED (UK ONLY). I POST USING ROYAL MAIL TRACKED 24HR AND TRACKING NUMBERS WILL BE UPLOADED. FOR OVERSEAS BUYERS I USE EBAY GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM.
