Framed Reliquary Altar
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Framed Reliquary AltarÂ
Continental, late 19th-early 20th century. A reliquary in the form of an altar setting, a triangular pediment and four Corinthian columns enclose a glass eye over a miniature painting on ivory of St. Anthony holding the infant Jesus and a crucifix on an altar surrounded by turned bone candles. The altar and structure are decorated throughout with gold embossed paper, metal foil, colored and marbleized paper. Display contains eighteen relics, each labeled, and is housed in a gilt shadowbox frame with multiple wax seals on verso; ht. 12.5, wd. 10.25 in., overall ht. 17.25, wd. 15, dp. 3 in.
Continental, late 19th-early 20th century. A reliquary in the form of an altar setting, a triangular pediment and four Corinthian columns enclose a glass eye over a miniature painting on ivory of St. Anthony holding the infant Jesus and a crucifix on an altar surrounded by turned bone candles. The altar and structure are decorated throughout with gold embossed paper, metal foil, colored and marbleized paper. Display contains eighteen relics, each labeled, and is housed in a gilt shadowbox frame with multiple wax seals on verso; ht. 12.5, wd. 10.25 in., overall ht. 17.25, wd. 15, dp. 3 in.
Condition
Glass is loose. Loss to colored foil on columns.
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Framed Reliquary Altar
Estimate $300 - $500
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