17TH C. MEXICAN COLONIAL SILVER-GILT MONSTRANCE/CUSTODIA
c. 1600; cross finial; rectangular host chamber encased by free standing columns enclosing a Pieta under a cupola hung with bells; supported on a vase-shaped stem chased with cherub heads and swags; shaped base with egg-and-dart rim, chased with skulls, serpent, swags and cartouches bearing emblems of the Passion
monstrance 20"h; 56.8 troy oz.; later conforming gilt metal platform, 1.5"h
Prov.: H.H. Behrens Collection, Mexico City; Restoration paper from November 1994 by Suneel Antiguedades, Polanco, Mexico.
#S9
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

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