RELIQUARY MONSTRANCE, RELICS OF ST FELICISSIME, ST VITAL AND ST JUSTINE

Beautiful bronze reliquary monstrance forming a Gothic chapel. The upper part is decorated with a cross and floral decorations.

Three relics of Saint Felicissime, Saint Vital and Saint Justine decorated with paperolles, pearls and flowers.

With its original glass, unopened.

Ecclesiastical stamp of wax and son present and in place.

PERIOD : 19th century (for the reliquary)
DIMENSIONS : 29cm X 11cm
SIZE : 11.4" X 4.3"

 Paperolles are made in convents for the meticulous making of small reliquary paintings. they are a technique of decoration using narrow strips of paper gilded on the edge, to form loops, circles and other shuttles, which are glued by the edge on a support to constitute a subject in three dimensions.