Monstrance foot transformed into a gilded copper... Lot 28

Monstrance foot transformed into a gilded copper chalice, carved and enamelled. Drum with hexagonal section decorated with opaque blue and red enamels, diamonds centred on a fleuron, knot decorated with foliage and six cabochons of translucent enamels with Christ on a cross framed by the busts of the Virgin and Saint John, Saint Michael, Saint Apostle and a coat of arms with the cross Gules, base with six points decorated with foliage branches on a grid background. Italy, Tuscany, Siena, late 14th century Height: 25.2 cm (modern cup added, small lacks of enamel) A monstrance-reliquaire preserved in the museum of Cluny (inv. Cl. 9190) has a comparable foot; originating from Siena, it bears the date 1331 (fig.). Book consulted: Autun 2012 Exhibition, Bologna and the Pontificate of Autun, Rolin Museum, cat. note 31.