Rare Signed I. Manilov Antique Russian Imperial Silver Cross Or Relic 15
THIS IS A FABULOUS HAND MADE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL SILVER ANTIQUE LATE 19TH CENTURY TO EARLY 20TH C. SILVER ENAMEL AND BOXWOOD CARVING CROSS. IT IS 15 INCHES TALL BY 8 INCHES ACROSS. IT IS MARKED ON THE BASE WITH THE MARKING OF IVAN MANILOV WHO WAS A FAMOUS IMPERIAL RUSSIAN SILVERSMITH. IT WEIGHS AROUND 28 OUNCES AND IS AT LEAST 900 SILVER OR SO. IT IS ENAMELED AND IS INSET WITH PROBABLY GLASS STONES THOUGH NOT SURE. THERE IS A SUPER INTRICATELY CARVED BOXWOOD CARVING IN THE CENTER. THE WORKMANSHIP IS ASTONISHING WITH ALL THE TWISTING AND TURNING OF THE SILVER. IT CAME FROM A VERY WEALTHY BISHOPS HOME AND WAS ONE OF HIS PRIZE POSSESSIONS BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU.
IT IS VERY TINY BUT IT IS THERE AND IF YOU GOOGLE IT YOU WILL FIND IT. This item is in the category "Antiques\Silver\Non-U. The seller is "rmlatin60lv" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, South Africa, Thailand, Hong Kong, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam.
- Age: 1850-1899
- Material: Silver
- Type: RUSSIAN CROSS OR CRUCIFIX
- Brand: IVAN MANILOV RUSSIAN SILVERSMITH