RADIANT SOLEIL MASSIVE SILVER MONSTRANCE FROM THE BAROQUE PERIOD

RADIANT SOLEIL MASSIVE SILVER MONSTRANCE FROM THE BAROQUE PERIOD "Gift of Her Majesty Empress Eugénie, 1860" An exceptional processional monstrance made of solid silver, embossed, chased, and partially gilded (vermeil), with glass. The radiant sun, with alternating beams of straight and flamboyant rays, is crowned by a fleur-de-lis Latin cross. The central circular lunule (intended to hold the host) is surrounded by a gadrooned frieze and four winged cherub heads in high relief. The lower par

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