Reliquary - Renaissance - Bronze (gilt), Crystal, Textiles - Late 18th century

Monstrance reliquary in gilt bronze, France, 18th century. Base and foot in gilded bronze in a clear Renaissance style, profusely hand-worked with a threaded upper monstrance with an old medal or interior pin coin, this last piece is from the late 18th and early 19th century, an example that it was replaced or reformed in the epoch. First class ex ossibus relic monstrance under glass of Saint Lucia, wallet in Latin, decorated in textiles with golden embroidery. Rear closure by lid, closed firmly. 31 cm high x 12 wide.