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Tiffany & Co. Substantial 1923 Amethyst 18 Karat Yellow Gold Antique Commemorative Bishops Cross Pendant

Sale price$31,261.00
  • Designed as a cross shaped form with deeply grooved grapevine motif throughout
  • Featuring depictions of the "living creatures" associated with the four Evangelists
  • Mark the Lion; Luke the Ox; Matthew the Angel; and John the Eagle
  • Centering a square step-cut amethyst weighing approximately 1.54 carats
  • Transparent medium purple in color and set in a milgrain bezel
  • Reverse is inscribed 'Bishop Freeman's Cross Presented by Mrs. Freeman"
  • The cross was given to Bishop James Edward Freeman on the day of his consecration
  • Inscribed 'J.E.F. from A.C.E. September, 29, 1923'
  • Bishop Freeman served as bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Washington from 1923-1943
  • He officiated at memorial services for figures such as Warren G. Harding, Woodrow Wilson, and William Howard Taft
  • The cross is also inscribed 'In memory of Eva Smith Cochran and William Francis Cochran'
  • This is in reference to the New York carpet mill heiress and her husband
  • Their patronage was to St. John's church in Yonkers, N.Y. where Bishop Freeman first served as Deacon
  • The stained glass windows of St. John's Church are also made custom by Tiffany & Co.
  • Cross suspends from looped hook bale
  • Cross tests as 18 karat gold
  • Hook tests at 14 karat gold
  • Fully signed for Tiffany & Co.
  • Circa: 1923; via dated inscription
  • Measures: 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches - including bale
  • Total Weight: 76.3 grams
  • Stock Number: We-14531
Tiffany & Co. 1923 Amethyst 18K Gold Antique Commemorative Bishops Cross Pendant
Tiffany & Co. Substantial 1923 Amethyst 18 Karat Yellow Gold Antique Commemorative Bishops Cross Pendant Sale price$31,261.00