N. 99056487

Élise Kiffer & Joseph Kohn - 2 French Catholic First Communion Certificates
N. 99056487

Élise Kiffer & Joseph Kohn - 2 French Catholic First Communion Certificates
Set of 2 French Catholic First Communion Certificates – H. Bonamy (1923) & Bouquard Fils (1926) – Chromolithographs – France, early 20th century
Élise Kiffer – 1923
Editor: H. Bonamy, La Madeleine-les-Lille
Inscribed: Baptised 15 November 1910 – First Communion 22 April 1923 – Confirmed 8 May 1923
Scene depicting the three sacraments: Baptism, First Communion, and Confirmation, surrounded by floral and Gothic ornaments.
Dimensions: approx. 49 × 34 cm (including frame).
Frame: gilded wood, original, very good condition.
Joseph Kohn – 1926
Editor: Bouquard Fils, Paris (model No. 465)
Inscribed: Born 5 July 1914 – First Communion 2 May 1926 – Confirmed 4 May 1926 – Knutange Parish
Central composition: “Cor Jesu Eucharisticum Miserere Nobis” with the Holy Trinity and Eucharistic symbols.
Dimensions: approx. 46 × 31 cm (including frame).
Frame: original plaster and wood, with small chips and missing fragments (visible in photos).
Such devotional certificates were presented to young Catholics upon receiving their First Communion, to be framed and kept as a lifelong religious keepsake. Produced by the leading French Catholic publishers Bonamy and Bouquard Fils, these chromolithographs exemplify the refined devotional art of France between the wars.
Condition:
Both prints in good overall condition, colours fresh and vivid.
The smaller frame (1926) has visible losses to the plaster ornamentation.
Glass and backing original.
Period: 1923–1926
Origin: France
Materials: Paper, chromolithograph, wood/plaster frame, glass
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