Auction 36 FEBRUARY 2023 DECORATIVE & FINE ART SALE
By HELIOS
Feb 19, 2023
HELIOS AUCTIONS 1050 Second Avenue Gallery # 52 New York, NY 10022 USA, United States
Antique bronze, silver, oil paintings, glass and porcelain
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LOT 65:

A PAIR OF FIGURAL SILVER CATHOLIC RELIQUARIES, 19TH CEN.

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Sold for: $650
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$ 500
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$700 - $900
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Auction took place on Feb 19, 2023 at HELIOS
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A PAIR OF FIGURAL SILVER CATHOLIC RELIQUARIES, 19TH CEN.

Two cast silver figures of Catholic priests holding reliquaries modeled as gothic cathedrals. One of the figurines is set with gemstones to the reliquary and to the base. The bases with openwork motifs are raised on four feet modeled as lying lions. Such reliquaries were popular since the late thirteenth century. Hallmarks: JK mark with a swan.Presumably German, circa 1840.Weight: 7.6 o., (216 g.)

Dimensions: H: 4 1/2 in., (11.5 cm.)


Condition: Very good.

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