A Continental Painted Reliquary Bust
A Continental Painted Reliquary Bust
18th/19th CenturyHeight 16 1/2 inches
Continental Decorative Arts
Flaking and loses to paint with exposed gesso. Base rim with repairs, restoration and missing elements. Losses to rim of socle. Reliquary currently houses a painted metal figure of the Madonna, likely not a relic. Additional images available upon request.
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A Continental Painted Reliquary Bust
18th/19th CenturyHeight 16 1/2 inches
Continental Decorative Arts
Flaking and loses to paint with exposed gesso. Base rim with repairs, restoration and missing elements. Losses to rim of socle. Reliquary currently houses a painted metal figure of the Madonna, likely not a relic. Additional images available upon request.
