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Lot Essay
Processional crosses similar to the present lot survive from Italy, Catalonia and France. Comparable examples can be found in the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (inv. no. 065510-000) and in the Church of Our Lady of the Purification in Cassaniouze.
While many comparable examples exist across Europe, this cross is most likely Italian. The British Museum houses a work with similar form to the present lot that is described as Sienese (inv. no. 1855,0731.3). There are also striking comparables to the enamelled quatrefoils on this cross in the Vatican Museums (illustrated in Stohlman, 1939, loc. cit.). The wonderfully illustrative details of the present cross are a testament to the flourishing production of these objects in late Medieval Italy.
While many comparable examples exist across Europe, this cross is most likely Italian. The British Museum houses a work with similar form to the present lot that is described as Sienese (inv. no. 1855,0731.3). There are also striking comparables to the enamelled quatrefoils on this cross in the Vatican Museums (illustrated in Stohlman, 1939, loc. cit.). The wonderfully illustrative details of the present cross are a testament to the flourishing production of these objects in late Medieval Italy.