I made the cup nearly a century in Madrid and that Liu XIV was used in its first bloc: “Its value is countless”
Just a few hours after choosing the new Pope, Xiv lion He clarified a mass in the Sistin Church, his first offering with his post and the first event of Babia. But there were details that no one has noticed by most of the audience: The cup used by the Pope in the mass. It is a Spanish design.
He was Emilia Gonzalez Martin del RioArt historian, one of the people who realized the details. Gonzalez has worked for years in technical workshops and continues to advise In the company. When seeing the cup pictures that Leo fourteen used in the consecration, define it as the original Granda design, most likely It was manufactured “between 1926 and 1936” Who was created by the company’s founder, priest and craftsmanship Astori Felix Granda Y Buylla (1868-1954).
“We haven’t seen it recently,” Emilia Gonzalez explains 20 minutes. It was the last time I was observed when an employee of Granda found Lucas Biar a picture of 1964, where he looked at the time Pope Paul VI Use it in the Christmas Mass.
The company maintains the form of the form in its file. “We do not know the basic material, but it may be golden silver,” explains Emilia Gonzalez. “The main design feature is Essential ivory dolphinsSome scenes in the farewell of the cup and shooting (the four missionaries) as a basis for the cup. ”
In addition, “enamel, undoubtedly, Germain Jill Lusella“Mina from Zarza is a workshop at workshops around 1930,” says Emilia Gonzalez. This enamel himself was the person who may have put most of the multi -nursery policy in Burgos, “he says.
For major technical workshop employees employee His design also left Granda workshops, perhaps between 1950 and 1960.
Granda’s first Liu Lassa Cup has left between 99 and 89 years. At the time, they were located in the Chamber neighborhood, while the company was in Alkala de Hennaris. Another of the famous comparison in Granda It is preserved in the Mudna Cathedral in MadridY It was used at the wedding of the kings of Spain, Felipe and Litzia now.
As for the value of the cup, “It is unforgettable”Emilia Gonzalez says, although he confirms that one thing is the value of manufacturing and another auction. However, the first should also be high: it is a golden silver and has “precious and ivory stones”, so we will talk about tens of thousands of the euro.
It is a unique piece. “Before the fifties of the last century, the care for repetition of designs was not,” Emilia Gonzalez, who argues that Felix Granda himself is the one who designed the cup, perhaps with his cheerlers intervention and the intelligence of craftsmen from the enamel German Gil Lusella.
Unfortunately, there are no documents that reveal more information about how this cup is finished in the Vatican, although Emilia Gonzliz is normal since then Production of the “huge” workshopWith more than 100,000 works, there are others in the Vatican. In fact, Pope Francis used a cup of company catalog during Pontificate.
