Lascelle

A font and wooden wrap-around canopy of the 18th century are reported and illustrated in Palissy [ref.: PM15000217], part of the work having been stolen in 2003 [= "oeuvre volée partiellement [...] 4 sculptures provenant des fonts baptismaux, paire de têtes d'angelots et 2 demi-reliefs représentant le Christ dans le Jourdain et saint Jean-Baptiste, volées le 24 septembre 2003"]. The wooden canopy is of the type that totally encloses the font at the bottom, and has a rim-buffet type above with doors that open to provide access to the interior; the upper section usually decorated with statuary or paintings; this one had [cf. supra] a carved and painted scene of the Baptism of Christ in the Jordan, with a pair of cherub heads, and a dove with open wings finial; very aptly called "armoire" in French; we have no information on the font inside [NB: some of these late canopies found in French churches enclose medieval fonts]. The wooden (?) font and enclosure are described and illustrated in Cantal Passion [https://www.cantalpassion.com/territoire/patri-moine/patrimoine-culturel/edifices-religieux/5707-eglise-saint-remi-lascelle] [accessed 21 September 2025]: "Face à l’entrée, on remarque une curieuse armoire en bois, il s’agit de fonts baptismaux en bois du XVIIe offerts par la famille Fontanges de Velzic. Hélas, une partie de ce meuble (têtes d’angelots, demi-relief représentant le Christ dans le Jourdain et Saint-Jean-Baptiste) a été arrachée lors du vol de 2003." The theft referred to in the Cantal Passion entry above was the disappearence of the whole figural finial arrangement that included a Baptism of Christ scene, two chrubs and the dove of the Holy Ghost, stolen in 2003. [NB: no description of the actual material of the font surrounded by its wooden enclosure found].

[NB: we have no information on the font of the original 12th-century church here].