Large Holy waterfont In Sterling Silver, 19th century

Dutch missal with solid silver mount, 1843 Gulpen, printed in Dutch 9.8 x 15.2 cm, thickness 4.2 cm

A basket, solid silver basket, graded 800, of the late 19th century, 20 x 36 cm, height 7.5 cm, weight 480 g

"French Gilt Ciborium – Silver Cup, Louis XV Period (circa 1740–1760)" French Gilded Ciborium – Silver Bowl, Gilded Copper Base & Lid Louis XV Period (c. 1740–1760) / Reassembled & H...

A museum quality antique silver vase from the end of the 19th century . This heavy sterling silver vase is fully decorated and engraved with a breathtaking arabesque design with ...

Holy water font depicting "The Baptism of Christ" in sterling silver Fine Art - Silver - Catholic Measures : 18x3cm H: 29cm Material : Sterling silver Wear consistent with age and use

19th C. French 'Ave Maria' Bénitier / Holy Water Font, Devotional Reliquary  France, circa 1890s, artist signed 'Ale'  A stunning late 19th-century French Bénitier/Holy Water Font D...

A stunning antique Italian Baroque style silvered metal gilded wood monstrance reliquary. circa 1770-1820 Handmade in Italy in the late 18th / early 19th century, commissioned by the church to display an important religious relic, sculptural painted wood form, mounted with decorative silver repousse metal facing, open oval window where the philatory relic was once housed, rising on a gold gilt painted shaped plinth base. Dimensions: (approx) 17" High, 8" Wide, 5" Deep, 1.25lbs History: Reliquaries (also referred to as a shrine or châsse in French), are containers used to protect and display relics. A portable reliquary may be called a fereter, and a chapel in which it is housed a feretory. A monstrance, also known as an ostensorium (or an ostensory), is a vessel used in Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, High Church Lutheran and Anglican churches for the display on an altar of some object of piety, such as the consecrated Eucharistic host during Eucharistic adoration or Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. It is also used as reliquary for the public display of relics of some saints. The use of reliquaries became an important part of Christian practices from at least the 4th century, initially in the Eastern Churches, which adopted the practice of moving and dividing the bodies of saints much earlier than the West, probably in part because the new capital of Constantinople, unlike Rome, lacked buried saints. Relics are venerated in the Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic and some Anglican Churches. Reliquaries provide a means of protecting and displaying relics. While frequently taking the form of caskets, they range in size from simple pendants or rings to very elaborate ossuaries. The relics were enshrined in containers crafted of or covered with gold, silver, gems, and enamel. These objects constituted a important form of artistic production across Europe and Byzantium throughout the Middle Ages. Many were designed with portability in mind, often being exhibited in public or carried in procession on the saint's feast day or on other holy days. Pilgrimages often centered on the veneration of relics. The faithful often venerate relics by bowing before the reliquary or kissing it; those churches which observe the veneration of relics distinguish between the honor given to the saints and the worship that is due to God alone. Sixteenth-century reformers such as Martin Luther opposed the use of relics since many had no proof of historical authenticity and objected to a cult of saints. Many reliquaries, particularly in northern Europe, were destroyed by Calvinists or Calvinist sympathizers during the Reformation...

Elegant 18th-century reliquary in solid silver, finely hand-engraved, with an ornamental decoration typical of Baroque religious art. Its oval shape features floral and symbolic deta...