Crucifix-reliquary in blackened wood; the ivory... Lot 37

Crucifix-reliquary in blackened wood; the ivory Christ represented alive, the head turned and raised to his right; the perizonium held by a cord on the left hip. The cross is crowned and the branches end in fleurons; the base has a windowed compartment designed to hold a relic. 18th century (accidents and missing parts). It contains relics in a small basket with metal passementerie and a reliquary in repoussé silver and paperolles; a certificate of Jean-Paul Gaston de Pins, archbishop of Lyon and Vienne dated 1835; and a certificate of Jean-Pierre Biord, bishop and prince of Geneva dated 1779. Height 83 - Length 32 cm