Important processional cross in cast, repoussé... Lot 29

Important processional cross in cast, repoussé and engraved silver on a wooden core. Branches with quatrefoils and floreate ends, decorated on both sides with foliage and quatrefoils. At the intersection, the inscriptions INRI on the front and MARIA on the reverse; on the lower finial of the reverse, a kneeling prelate holding a rosary accompanied by the inscription SISINNIUS PUTZOP SOLIDEO HONORE ISTORIA surmounted by the monogram SP. Pyramidal base with three tiers and six sides flanked by buttresses; the two lower tiers are adorned with statuettes in arched niches, six apostles (Peter, Andrew, Paul, Bartholomew, James, John) and, below, Ecce Homo, Saint Peter, Saint Bishop, Saint Anthony of Padua, Saint Francis (?), Saint Character; acanthus-leaf base and ribbed mantle. Cross, Spain, 15th century Pyramidal base, Spain, 16th century H. 105 - L. 48.5 cm - Gross weight: approx. 5 kg Blue velvet base (composite, later elements notably the foliage base and the INRI and MARIA plaques, Christ and Virgin missing, a few accidents)