A gilt bronze Missal cover in French Mediaeval style; with t...
Hammer
£300
A gilt bronze Missal cover in French Mediaeval style; with the Crucifiction portrayed in high relief, the surmounting plaque inscribed IHC NAZARENIS REX IUDEORU, flanked by relief cast roundels containing figural representations of the Sun and the Moon, within an integrally cast moulded surround, 16cm high, 14cm wide; later mounted onto crimson velvet and set within a gilt composition frame, 27cm high, 25cm wide
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Hammer
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A gilt bronze Missal cover in French Mediaeval style; with the Crucifiction portrayed in high relief, the surmounting plaque inscribed IHC NAZARENIS REX IUDEORU, flanked by relief cast roundels containing figural representations of the Sun and the Moon, within an integrally cast moulded surround, 16cm high, 14cm wide; later mounted onto crimson velvet and set within a gilt composition frame, 27cm high, 25cm wide
