Antique 1830-60 French 30" Gothic Style Relic, Reliquary Vitrine

Gorgeous 1800's Antique Cabinet, Vitrine, Display, French Gothic Revival, Carved Wood! Antique Cabinet, Vitrine, Display, French Gothic Revival, Carved Wood, 1800s! French Gothic R...

A beautiful French bookcase, made of solid oak, the details are very nice, even on the side, on the second picture, ALL SALES ARE FINAL, STORE CRED...

A Gothic Revival reliquary. Circa late 19th / early 20th century. Made of solid oak with fine carving. Reliquaries have been used to store relics since the Middle Ages. In sacred architecture they are often located behind the main altar in the chancel. In addition to classical, often church-like caskets, anthropomorphic, so-called "speaking" reliquaries were also made, which already inform the viewer about their contents through their own design. Mostly they were made of precious metals and decorated with rich sculptural ornaments or precious stones. One of the most famous examples of reliquaries is the Epiphany shrine of Nicholas of Verdun from the late 12th or early 13th century in Cologne Cathedral. The reliquary offered here has an architectural structure with a rectangular ground plan. The three-sided glazed box with a dormer roof rests on a plinth. A total of 8 columns of Corinthian order form the arcades which are crowned on both long sides by 3 lancets each and enclose the lancet windows...

Antique French vitrine with glass on four sides. Interior has mirrored bottom shelf and one glass shelf in middle. Four corner mountings on top with ram's heads.