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122 - (ADDENDUM) ARMAND-CALLIAT. A silver and vermeil reliquary cr…
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(ADDENDUM) ARMAND-CALLIAT. A silver and vermeil reliquary cross, richly decorated with engraved scrollwork and foliage, featuring 16 reliquary niches housing a total of 39 saints (St Andrew the Apostle, St Nicholas, St John the Evangelist, St Peter the Apostle, St Paul the Apostle, St Matthew the Apostle, St Lawrence, St Victoria, St Felicity, St Gregory the Pope, St Clement the Pope, St Sylvester the Pope, St Charles Borromeo, St Francis de Sales, St Alphonsus Liguori, St Aloysius Gonzaga, St Stanislaus, St Julian, St Ignatius of Loyola, St Francis Xavier, St Sabian, St Philip Neri, St Margaret Mary Alacoque, …). The vermeil back opens with a hinge, marked ‘JC’ for Jesus Christ. Bears red wax seals bearing the seal of Archbishop Louis-Jacques-Maurice de Bonald (Archbishop of Lyon from 1839 to 1870). Minerva hallmark, 1st title. Hallmark of the master goldsmith Thomas-Joseph Armand, known as ARMAND-CALLIAT (1822–1901). Mounted on a blackened wooden altar CROSS, with a stepped base; the upper section features a notch designed to hold the reliquary. Height: 22.2 cm Height including supporting cross: 45.5 cm. Biographical note: The patron who commissioned this reliquary cross, Monsignor Louis-Jacques-Maurice de Bonald (1787–1870), was Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay (1823–1840) and subsequently Archbishop of Lyon until his death (from 1839 to 1870), at the instigation of King Louis Philippe.
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Auction time 11/07/2026 at 10:30 AM
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