Arts and Crafts - 19th June 2019
Lot 434
A fine silver and gilt Saint George and the Dragon pendant necklace by Omar Ramsden
Estimate £3,000 - £4,000 | Hammer £2500
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Description
A fine silver and gilt Saint George and the Dragon pendant necklace by Omar Ramsden, dated 1921, St George modelled triumphantly standing over the dead dragon, with sword and shield, below a crown, the dragon clasping a green chrysoprase, on twisted link chain, etched Omar Ramsden Me Fecit, MCMXXI, 6.2cm. long
Literature
Jewellery by Design The Collection of Anne Shannon, An Academic Eye Woolley and Wallis Auctioneers, 31st October 2018 lot 165 for a comparable figural pendant of a medieval musician dated 1928.
Provenance
private collection.