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LOT 0432
Medieval Gilt Bronze Processional Cross
ITALY, PROBABLY TUSCANY, CIRCA 1500 A.D.
19 3/4 in. (2.49 kg total, 50 cm high including stand).
With low-relief floral detailing to the obverse, nimbate bust to the finial of each arm, affixed Corpus Christi with knee-length loincloth; reverse with similar ornament, central low-relief image of Crucifixion; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
with Francis Janssens van der Maelen, 11 March 2003, no.997.
Private collection, Suffolk, UK.
Accompanied by a previous illustrated catalogue page.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12043-212164.
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