Gothic - Piró Orfebres

Luna’s Pope chalice

Piró Orfebres — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:37:10 +0000

Papa Luna’s crosier replica

Piró Orfebres — Fri, 27 May 2022 10:18:32 +0000

Crystal rock cross from Papa Luna

Piró Orfebres — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 08:00:49 +0000

Restoration of the set of pontifical reliquaries in Peñíscola for the exhibition ‘Sacred Landscapes’, by La Luz de las Imágenes, in 2004.

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Roman Canon chalice

Piró Orfebres — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 07:39:02 +0000

The chalice is Gothic in style, decorated with cardinals, architectural elements (stained glass) and inscriptions on the shaft and the knot. The carved scenes on the foot, from both the Old and New Testament, have been selected by the client and interpreted to suit the artistic style of the work.

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Processional cross of Vilafranca

Piró Orfebres — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 12:06:30 +0000

Restoration of a cross that had serious conservation problems. The replacement of lost decorative elements (copying those preserved in the same work), elimination of important tin soldering, consolidation and reinforcement of the interior wooden core, and making a ring in the lower part of the shaft, are some of the works that were carried out, […]

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Processional cross of Lanzuela, Teruel

Piró Orfebres — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 18:34:53 +0000

Complete restoration of this Gothic cross. Structural intervention to give it stability and allow it to be used, chromatic replacement with fire enamel and gilding of the silver by means of electrolytic bathing in fine gold (without prior nickel plating).

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Reliquary of Christ thorns

Piró Orfebres — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 15:02:58 +0000

We carried out a small repair and general cleaning of the reliquary, on the occasion of its display in the exhibition ‘The Crown of Aragon. Power and image from the Middle Ages to the Modern Age’ (Valencia, 2006). It is an important transitional piece between two styles, with a retardatory structure and decorative elements of […]

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Processional cross of the Comí of San Mateo. XIV

Piró Orfebres — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 18:35:27 +0000

Complete restoration carried out in the 1990s. It has subsequently undergone cleaning work. Consolidation of the structure and loose decorative elements, replacement of lost elements (taking as a model those conserved in the work itself), cleaning and consolidation of the enamels, direct gilding (without prior nickel plating) and burnishing with agate.

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Creremonial maces of private collection S. XV

Piró Orfebres — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 08:40:18 +0000

Restoration of gothic ceremonial maces belonging to a private collection. Repair of certain damage, general cleaning and technical, artistic and conservation advice.

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Processional monstrance of Traiguera S. XV

Piró Orfebres — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 08:38:21 +0000

Restored in 2005, on the occasion of the exhibition ‘Sacred Landscapes’ of the Light of Images Foundation. Intervention co-directed by Professor Núria de Dalmases (Professor of medieval art at the University of Barcelona), Josep Lluís Gil (heritage inspector for the Generalitat Valenciana) and Antonio Piró, goldsmith. Structural consolidation, replacement of lost elements (taking as a […]

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