Monstrance- Reliquary In Gilded Copper Anno 1551 Hiding A Byzantine Reliquary Cross (bronze)

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Object description :

"Monstrance- Reliquary In Gilded Copper Anno 1551 Hiding A Byzantine Reliquary Cross (bronze)"

Very rare Monstrance - Reliquary (Medieval Byzantine cross inside) in the form of a rectangular pyxis resting on a foot with polylobed edges, in embossed copper, engraved and fire-gilded; its oval-shaped shaft decorated with Haute Époque (Renaissance) decor: 3 masquerons (gargoyle heads) spitting small fleurs-de-lys and stylized flower rockeries. Noble coat of arms with 3 stilized bees? and 2 bandelores on the left and right, bearing the engraved inscription of a proverb in Latin: "::RADIX OMNIUM- MALORUM CUPIDITAS" (translation: Desire is the root of all evils "

Price: 7 500 €

Period: 16th century
Style: Renaissance, Louis 13th
Condition: Condition of use

Material: Copper
Width: 7,8 cm ( 16 cm/pied)
Height: 34,5 cm
Depth: 6,5 cm( 13,5 cm/pied)

Reference: 1471246