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203 - Reliquary-monstrance depicting Saint Charles Borromeo (1538–…
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Estimate €3,000 - €5,000
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Description
Reliquary-monstrance depicting Saint Charles Borromeo (1538–1584), Northern Italy, second half of the 17th century Reliquary in blackened wood, bronze and gilded metal, of an architectural form with a Jesuit-style pediment featuring scrolls, adorned with two columns in repoussé silver-plated metal and a gilded bronze decoration of putti and scrolls; centred on an oval miniature painted on copper depicting the left profile of Saint Charles Borromeo, Cardinal and Archbishop of Milan, after Ambrogio Figino, with a blackened and gilded wooden frame; in the lower section and on the pediment, three oval medallions containing relics of saints, including Saint Placidus and Saint Grano, set within a paderolle decoration, with a gilded bronze frame featuring repoussé plant interlacing. Minor losses. H: 56 - W: 33 cm
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About the sale Fine Decor, Tableware & Archaeology
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Auction time 06/23/2026 at 2:00 PM
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