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100 - CANON'S CROSS of the Chapter of MONACO, made of gilded silver and enameled.
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€600 - 800Sale fees
CANON'S CROSS of the Chapter of MONACO, made of gilded silver and enameled. Greek cross, with flared arms adorned with foliage scrolls, ending in a medallion encircled by small petals; on the obverse, figures in the round on an ivory-colored enamel background, with a halo enameled in antique red; on the reverse, un-enameled relief motifs; a transverse ring on the beziers, a wide flat ring. Round centers; the obverse is enameled, with figures in relief on a pale blue background, halos in royal blue, green, and red, and a legend on a turquoise-blue enamel background; on the reverse, a figure on an ivory background, with the legend in relief without enamel. Obverse: MONOEC. ECCL. AD. CATHEDRAL. HONOR. EVECTA Virgin and Child. The four tetramorphic animals in the medallions. Reverse: LEO. XIII P.M. ORD. CAN. A. IVB. SACERD. SVI. Bust of Leo XIII, the coat of arms of Leo XIII, a dove. 92 x 92 mm. The bail is missing; oxidation; slight wear to the enamel. With its blue and white moiré silk CORD (slight discoloration). Bibliography: B. BERTHOD and J.-C. PALTHEY, *Fastes canoniaux, Costumes de cœurs et croix pectorales du clergé français XIXe et XXe siècle*, p. 161.
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