FUNERAL CROSS in wrought iron, gilded and polychromed.... Lot 43 Bis

FUNERAL CROSS in wrought iron, gilded and polychromed. Endings of the branches decorated with rouelles centered on a rose window, intersection with medallion representing Saint Bernard in bust holding in his left hand the cross, the sponge and the lance of the Passion, coats of arms on both sides of the stem; base with volutes. Inscriptions in German on the arms of the cross: Hier ruhet in Christo der aechrte Herr / Dos(.) enhach, verchlicht starb im 69fen Jahr, Roljan Bernhard mit El .... elsig. Amen. / ... ers der 14 ... Christ in: .... Dated on the reverse side 1544. Germany, mid-sixteenth century, 1544. H_108 cm L_46 cm (some accidents and missing parts) Provenance: Large property in the South of France