Name

Monstrance

Origins

Unknown

Date

Between 1819 and 1838

Place of conservation

Church of Saint-Martin-Bellevue, Haute-Savoie, France.

Dimensions

height 59,5 cm x width 30 cm ; base 15,7 x 11,8 cm.

Materials

Vermeil (silver and gold).

Palissy File

https://pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/palissy/PM74001473

Description

Intended to display the consecrated host for the adoration of the faithful, this monstrance consists of a circular lunette surrounded by sunburst rays and surmounted by a cross. The shaft is decorated with two winged angels and a tied sheaf of wheat. It rests on a quadrangular base with four lion-paw feet, connected by a frieze of palmettes.