A cross reliquary

A cross reliquary Polychrome mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, engraved brass and silk velvet on hardwood; fire-gilt bronze, brass and silver-plated brass. Convex-concave scalloped base on four compressed bun feet, decorated on three sides with coloured inlays, with an archangel at the centre. The inner compartment opens at the back by means of a metal door. Applied to the plinth are a snake and two vases at the sides. Silver-plated corpus crucified with four nails. One vase mount loose. Height 70.3 cm; width 25 cm; depth 12.3 cm. Sicily, early 18th C.

Estimate:£5,860.3

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