RECENT ACQUISITIONS - 3rd January, 2020
ANTIQUE 19thC AUSTRIAN SILVER-GILT & ENAMEL RELIQUARY, REINHOLD VASTERS c.1870
19th Century Austrian silver-gilt & enamel reliquary, shaped ebony base on four rock crystal ball feet, set back, hand painted enamel plaque depicting St. John and St. Anne after a painting by Raphael, flanked by a twisted rock crystal column, entwined with gold wire. The sides adorned by winged mythical beasts. Bodies painted white with gold coloured hair.
Reference Number: A5890