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101 - CANON'S CROSS of the Chapter of VANNES, in gilded bronze.
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€300 - 400Sale fees
CANON'S CROSS of the Chapter of VANNES, in gilded bronze. Maltese cross with pommeled points; the arms are adorned with a white enamel medallion surrounded by an Amatie border between two chiseled fillets, flanked by a halo; openwork loop in the shape of an acanthus leaf topped by a ball, ring. Oval centers, figures in the round; the figure on the obverse set against a translucent red enamel background, that on the reverse on a smooth background; applied inscriptions, enamelled white with the letters left unpainted. Obverse: PONTIUS. MORI. QUAM. FOEDARI + An ermine Reverse: PIUS IX PONT.MAX. + 1862 + Pius IX in profile. 70 x 62 mm. Minor distortions, particularly on the rays and tips. Slight wear. With its Parma violet moiré silk RIBBON and a violet silk button (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. 250.
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