Lot 149
ALEXANDER RITCHIE (1856-1941)
SILVER NUNNERY PENDANT CROSS AND CHAIN, DATED 1929
Auction: 13 August 2014 at 12:00 BST
£1,375
Description
the cross cast and chased with Celtic knot design, the chain with figure of eight links, stamped marks A.R./ IONA, hallmarked Glasgow 1929
Dimensions
pendant 7cm tall, chain approx 138cm long
Footnote
Literature: MacArthur, Mairi E. 'Iona Celtic Art', Iona 2003, p. 38 where a similar cross is illustrated.
Note: Ritchie based this design on a similar long-shafted cross design found on a slab in the Nunnery at Iona.
