1309 - Baroque Processional Cross — Venice, mid-18th century — A fully sculpted figure of Christ in the three-nail style mounted on a trefoil cross with a halo; on the reverse, a central standing figure of the mourning Virgin Mary; star motifs on both sides of the trefoil-shaped crossbar ends; otherwise featuring fine relief decoration of rocaille and stylized flowers; the cross is set in a bulbous nodus adorned with grotto motifs on a conical shaft. Silver. Shaft hallmarked with the head of the Lion of St. Mark (Zecca di Venezia) and an indistinct master’s mark. 67 x 39 x 10 cm. — Signs of wear and age. — Mounted on a modern Plexiglas base.