2582 - Post Medieval Limoges Style Champlev Enamelled Crozier Socket. France, 18th-19th centur y A.D. Hollow cylindrical socket, engraved and decorated in champlev enamel with scrolling foliage and pointed leaves reserved in the metal against grounds of deep blue and turquoise. 15.77 grams, 47 mm (1 3/4 in.).

Post Medieval Limoges Style Champlev Enamelled Crozier Socket. France, 18th-19th centur y A.D. Hollow cylindrical socket, engraved and decorated in champlev enamel with scrolling foliage and pointed leaves reserved in the metal against grounds of deep blue and turquoise. 15.77 grams, 47 mm (1 3/4 in.). Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. The socket formed the lower portion of a pastoral crozier, connecting the crozier head to its wooden staff. The reserved gilt foliage and blue enamel grounds correspond with the decoration of surviving early thirteenth-century Limoges croziers, including the crozier associated with Abbot Bertrand de Malsang in the Louvre, Mus e du Louvre, MRR 810. TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists. See our website for more information.