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Neo-Gothic-style MOSTRE or MOSTRE made of silver (950) and v…
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Neo-Gothic-style MOSTRE or MOSTRE made of silver (950) and v…
See original version (French)
Estimate €4,000 - €6,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Neo-Gothic-style MOSTRE or MOSTRE made of silver (950) and vermeil, resting on a quatrefoil base adorned with two depictions of the Virgin and the Lamb and the Salvator Mundi. The base is surmounted by a ring reminiscent of a crown, formed of acanthus leaves and openwork clasps. The shaft is panelled with a flowing acanthus design, separated by a knot holding pomegranates. The upper section features a radiating decoration encircling a glazed lunule, set within a quatrefoil medallion surmounted by a stylised cross.
Silversmith: Thomas-Joseph ARMAND-CAILLAT (A.C.S.; Mark: A bee),
Lyon, c. 1880.
Height: 80 cm; Width: 37 cm; Gross weight: 2042 g
(Minor losses and restorations to the rays; wear to the gilding)
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