Pair of Indo-Portuguese Baroque Revival Silver Reliquaries sofa Quarto size

Quarto size

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5 Depth 3 Height 7 inches

this wonderful antique fireplace has a deeply moulded mantel overhangs an absolutely plain frieze that is supported by uprights that scroll back forming straight legs with small block feet

Pair of Indo-Portuguese Baroque Revival Silver Reliquaries sofa Quarto sizeDETAILS From the former Portuguese colony of Goa, India this pair of antique altar reliquary garnitures are hand crafted with embossed and chased silver applied to a teakwood base. They are replete with scroll, shell and floral motifs around a cartouche shaped frame opening (theca) for the sacred relic. DATE Circa 1850 and later DIMENSIONS Width 9 Depth 8. 5 Height 24. 5 inches CONDITION Note: fitted with later wooden bases.