ATTRIBUTED TO PEDRO FRANCO
Chalice-Monstrance, Before August 8, 1608
Partially silver-gilt; turned, melted, embossed, engraved and chiseled
Height: 57.5 cm or 22 5/8 in;
Cup's diameter: 16.5 cm or 6 1/2 in.
Weight: 2.443 kg
Cup's diameter: 16.5 cm or 6 1/2 in.
Weight: 2.443 kg
Mexico City, 17th century.
Marks: Male head in left profile over 'o/M' in between crowned columns (repeated twice), 'TO/RES' (with horizontal separating bar) and an 'F' crested with a crown (several times in the small bells). Engraved
Marks: Male head in left profile over 'o/M' in between crowned columns (repeated twice), 'TO/RES' (with horizontal separating bar) and an 'F' crested with a crown (several times in the small bells). Engraved
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Provenance
Former Apelles Collection, Chile – England.