RELIQUARY Baroque, Italy, probably Florence, mid-17th century

RELIQUARY

Baroque, Italy, probably Florence, mid-17th century
Parcel-gilt silver, jasper inlays, ebonized wooden base and parcel-gilt bronze. Square base with projecting pilaster corners. Glazed, baldachin-like superstructure with twisted columns, the corners surmounted by putti and the central circular dome surmounted by an angel of Victory. The interior with a cylindrical glazed reliquary container surmounted by a cross. Glazed front removable by means of a key. 1 key.
23 × 23 × 51.5 cm.
Parts of the wooden base are missing. Some restorations and repairs. Some missing elements and applications, minor cracks. Some tarnishing.

Provenance:
- Andrea Meacci, Florence.
- Galleria Giorgi, Dr. Franco Giorgi, Florence.
- Private collection in Germany, 2016, acquired from the above gallery.
- Unknown auction, Mars Auction House, Würzburg, prior to May 8, 2018 (according to an excerpt from the Artloss Register).
- Collection in Germany.