{"product_id":"1888-blessed-louis-marie-grignion-de-montfort-gilt-brass-figure","title":"1888 Blessed Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort Gilt Brass Figure","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1272\" data-end=\"1623\"\u003eA late 19th-century French gilt brass devotional figure of Blessed Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort, dated 1888, commemorating the year of his beatification by Pope Leo XIII. The figure is inscribed “B. Montfort” to the base and displays the date “1888,” firmly situating it within the immediate post-beatification devotional production of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1625\" data-end=\"2078\"\u003eMontfort is depicted in clerical robes holding a crucifix and rosary, emblematic of his Marian spirituality and his promotion of the Rosary. The figure stands upon an ornate pierced Gothic revival plinth with scrolling ornamentation typical of French ecclesiastical metalwork of the late Victorian era. The casting remains well defined, particularly in the drapery and rosary detail, and retains much of its original gilt surface, now mellowed with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2080\" data-end=\"2277\"\u003eCabinet-scale and well proportioned, this is a historically grounded devotional object suited to collectors of 19th-century religious artefacts, Gothic revival interiors, or ecclesiastical display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2279\" data-end=\"2306\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2325\" data-end=\"2400\"\u003eHeight: approx. 16 cm\u003cbr data-start=\"2346\" data-end=\"2349\"\u003eBase: approx. 6.5 cm x 6.5 cm\u003cbr data-start=\"2378\" data-end=\"2381\"\u003eWeight: 367 grams\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"2434\" data-end=\"2445\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2447\" data-end=\"2606\"\u003eGood antique condition.\u003cbr data-start=\"2470\" data-end=\"2473\"\u003eWear to gilt finish consistent with age.\u003cbr data-start=\"2513\" data-end=\"2516\"\u003eLight surface patination in recessed areas.\u003cbr data-start=\"2559\" data-end=\"2562\"\u003eNo structural movement or damage observed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Exentric Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56699185496396,"sku":null,"price":169.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/0689\/2620\/files\/IMG_5995.heic?v=1770809368","url":"https:\/\/exentricantiques.com\/products\/1888-blessed-louis-marie-grignion-de-montfort-gilt-brass-figure","provider":"Exentric Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}