February 29, 2024
ART NOUVEAU ANTIQUE SOLID SILVER LORRAINE CROSS BROOCH
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ANTIQUE SOLID SILVER REPOUSSE CROSS OF LORRAINE BROOCH FROM ART NOUVEAU PERIOD The thistles : typical pattern of the art nouveau The cross of Lorraine (called also of Anjou, of Hungary, with double cross-piece, double cross, patriarchal, true cross) Cross of the Latin type with two transverse branches, highest being shortest and coming from the titulus which, on the cross of Christ, recalled the title that gave him Pilate: INRI âeoeIesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorumâe (Jesus de Nazareth king of the Jews). For certain authors, t are two types of crosses different according to the length from the transverse bar. The model with the transverse bar highest shorter than the other is called âeoepatriarchal crossâe. The model with the two transverse bars of the same length is called âeoedouble crossâe or âeoecross of Lorraineâe. But this distinction appears artificial and in the language running âeoecross of Lorraine is calledâe any cross with two cross-pieces, equal lengths or not. For all Eastern Christendom, this cross doubles was the image even True Cross. That which was found by the Helene empress on Golgotha into 327 Size : 0.84 " widest - 1.40 " height DRemark : backside : the clasp is broken. SPLENDID ANTIQUE BROOCH IN ITS NICE ANTIQUE CONDITION VERY RARE LORRAINE CROSS !
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