(2 pc) Vintage Solid Brass Sanctuary Altar Bells

(2 pc) Vintage Solid Brass Sanctuary Altar Bells
c. 1920s-1950s, European
AArtist/Designer/Manufacturer: Unknown

Marking(s); notes: One inscribed “LEO,” “AQVILA,” “AGNVS,” and “PELICANVS”; one inscribed “MATHEVS,” “MARCVS,” “LVCAS,” and “JOHANNES”; Christian ecclesiastical iconography

Materials: brass

Cataloger Note: Two brass ecclesiastical decorative objects with relief Christian symbolism and Latin inscriptions. (1) Eucharistic-themed example with dark patina, incorporating symbolic animals and a triple-bud plant representing the Holy Trinity; visible decoration includes a pelican piercing its breast, traditionally associated with Christ’s sacrifice and the Eucharist. (2) Four Evangelists example with brighter brass finish and areas of verdigris, inscribed with the names Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John; the visible Johannes panel depicts an eagle, the traditional attribute of Saint John the Evangelist.
Darker: H. 4" x W. 3" / light brass: H. 4" x 2.75" diameter.

Condition
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