19th C French Glass Cylindrical Cloche Vintage

19th C French Glass Cylindrical Cloche VintageItem: 19th Century French Gilt Metal & Bisque Crucifix Under Glass Dome Additional Description: An exquisite 19th century French devotional crucifix, beautifully presented beneath its original hand blown glass dome. The composition centers on a finely modeled bisque porcelain figure of Christ, mounted against a radiant gilt metal cross with intricate openwork halo detailing. The cross rises from a richly ornamented base adorned with scrolling acanthus

with expressive detail and warm aged color

Painted Portrait Miniature #3 - Madonna and Child

executed in a light

Underside has losses and exposed material

wood parquetry veneer

Portraits of Sophie—whether by Nattier or later followers—reflect the refined elegance and symbolism typical of Bourbon royal imagery

No crack noted by owner

and serpent-like motif

with distant figures and terrain providing narrative context and depth

glass or ceramic ink insert

The inscription assigns the volume to a specific friar and explicitly states its status as property of a monastic library

Mid-to late 20th Century creation (post-1960s)