Lot no. 106
Polychrome wooden Rhône bargemen's cross, decorated with Arma Christi, including dice, purse, tunic, Holy Face, pincers, hammer, lantern, spear that pierced Jesus' side, spear with vinegar sponge, acorns and moving Holy Spirit... all topped by the cock of St Peter's denial, under the phylactery "INRI". The whole is topped by the remains of a weathervane (cherub).
Early 19th century.
Height: 217 cm
Condition: numerous holes for wood-eating insects, cracked uprights, nailed and broken metal reinforcements, missing mobile cherubs at the ends, restored cockerel's head and feathers, a broken spear handle with its end nailed, a restored reed leaf.
A similar model is in the Musée d'art et d'histoire d'Orange.
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Pictures credits: Contact organization
Folk Art
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