Partisan Of Apparat For Switzerland Of Church

Rare ceremonial partisan, worn by a Swiss churchman, also called beadle. Secular character, dressed in a special uniform and wearing a cocked hat, he was armed with the halberd and the sword, and was in charge of the guard of a church. He preceded the clergy in the processions, This 19th century piece is composed of a bronze part which is fixed on a rod. It is all the more rare, as it is no longer used today. Dedicated to the Church, appear on each side of this partisan, a winged cherub above which is a luminous delta surrounded by a cloud (symbolizing the presence of God) In the center of this delta, is the Hebrew tetragram designating the Creator of the universes and Protector of the spiritual people. Finally, a discreet signature provides a bridge between the Old Testament and the New Covenant, with the 8 eggs at the base of the partisan, 8 being the number of Christ.