Copper Monstrance Reliquary - Late 15th - Early 16th century

le Jardin des Moines offers you a
Monstrance Reliquaire En Cuivre - Late 15th - Early 16th century
At a price of €9800

This remarkable reliquary is a museum-quality collector's item.
The reliquary itself consists of an octagonal foot with concave sides, to which a hexagonal stem with a crack is attached. The stem is crowned by a bow adorned with five colored cabochons in Limoges enamel. Four represent busts of holy figures, the fifth has probably been brought back and one is missing.
The monstrance, with its delicately hammered tiles, is supported by pinnacles. It is surmounted by a Christ on the Cross. The two widest sides of the building are pierced by openings housing a group of relics.

If the container is exceptional, the contents are also worthy of note:
The first relic is bagged. Protected on the front by a wax seal, the back mentions that it is the bones of St Romain Martyr by Monseigneur Périer - born in Grenoble in 1740 and died in Avignon in 1824.
A second relic has a more significant seal, visible on one side of the reliquary.
Saint Romain is once again in the spotlight with a second relic. This is an ex-ossibus fragment protected by a cloth.
A number of holy relics are housed in an original little ball on which various handwritten labels are glued.
Finally, three other bagged relics cohabit, including two of Saint Felix.
The second side of our monstrance features an Agnus Dei surrounded by gold and silver cannetilles and several relics.

Probably French, circa 1500.
Dimensions: 31.5 cm high by 15 wide by 14 deep.

Good condition, despite a few marks and chips.

Ref: BR3GODMTE3