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Tiffany & Co. Substantial 1923 Amethyst 18 Karat Yellow Gold Antique Commemorative Bishops Cross Pendant
- 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-14741
$19,650.00
Tiffany & Co. Substantial 1923 Amethyst 18 Karat Yellow Gold Antique Commemorative Bishops Cross Pendant—
$19,650.00
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- 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-14741
