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106 - CROSS of a CANON of the Chapter of Clermont Cathedral.
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Estimate €200 - €300
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Description
CROSS of a CANON of the Chapter of Clermont Cathedral. First model. Silver enamelled in blue. Greek cross, with slightly flared, lobed arms decorated with scrollwork engraved in intaglio and enamelled in midnight blue, flanked by a halo featuring a trefoil motif enamelled in translucent midnight blue; ball-and-ring bail. Round centres, figures in relief, inscriptions on a midnight blue enamel background. Obverse: CAPITVLVM CLAROMONTENSE. Baroque-style Virgin and Child, signed L. PENIN F. LUGD. Reverse: PIVS IX PONT. MAX. MDCCCLXII Bust of Pius IX 54 x 50 mm. Chips and small areas where the enamel is missing. Impact marks. The ribbon is missing. Bibliography: B. BERTHOD and J.-C. PALTHEY, *Fastes canoniaux, Costumes de cœurs et croix pectorales du clergé français XIXe et XXe siècle*, p. 114.
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About the sale SACRED ART IN THE CATHOLIC FAITH
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Auction time 11/07/2026 at 10:30 AM
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