An Italian Papal baroque red leather chalice box

A rare Italian baroque large red leather with gilt tooled ornements chalice box holding the coat or arms of Pope Benedict XIV Lambertini ( Pope from 1740 to 1758 ) in very good condition.

It opens in two with four little metal hooks.

A close example is in the collections of the Vatican Museums and of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.

Height 33 cm ( 13 inches ) x diameter 23 cm ( 9 inches )