A portable altarpiece made of carved and molded wood, openin - Lot 254

Lot n° 254
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A portable altarpiece made of carved and molded wood, openin - Lot 254
A portable altarpiece made of carved and molded wood, opening into two panels, featuring a triptych adorned with enamel panels painted in grisaille with gold highlights on copper, depicting the life and martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist; several are monogrammed “P.R. ”. The central panel depicts the Preaching of Saint John the Baptist; the left panel shows the Baptism of Christ beneath the dove of the Holy Spirit; the right panel depicts the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, kneeling before the executioner. The spandrels are adorned with trumpeting angels, and the pediment depicts God the Father blessing from within the clouds. A 19th-century work in the style of Renaissance Limoges enamels, based on designs by Pierre Reymond Open: H_34 cm – W_28 cm I Closed: H_34 cm – W_14.5 cm (chip in the upper left corner of the central enamel panel; enamel on the right panel has peeled off)
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