Spectacular Baroque glass-fronted silver cruciform reliquary housing significant relic from the Wood of the True Cross of Jesus Christ. The substantial relic consisting of three separate large pieces is identified on a bicolor manuscript cedula label as De Ligno SS Crucis (from the Wood of the Most Holy Cross). On the back, the reliquary is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Francesco Pettorelli Lalatta (†), Bishop of Parma (1760- 1788). The relic is accompanied by the original matching authentics document issued and signed by Fr. Pettorelli Lalatta in 1744. This item is suitable for both private and public veneration by all Christian denominations.
Extremely rare mid-19th-century ornate silver reliquary monstrance housing large and important relics Saint Theodore of Amasea. The relics are arranged on the background of red silk and surrounded by gilt paper ornamentation and identified on two typeset paper cedulae labels as S. Theodorae A.M. (Saint Theodore of Amasea, Martyr). On the back, the monstrance is secured by a seal of red Spanish wax with an imprint of a coat of arms of Monsignor Jean-Marie Mioland, the Archbishop of Toulouse (1849-1859). On the base, the reliquary is stamped with a sterling silver hallmark of France and a maker's mark of Jean Baptiste Carnier (ca. 1850).
An opulent 18th-century Baroque large silver glass-fronted pendant reliquary decorated by intricate open-work filigree scrolls and applied scalloped rosettes containing an oval silver glass-fronted theca housing Passion Relic of the Holy Shroud of Jesus Christ. The significant interwoven threads of the Shroud are affixed to a gilt paper burst on a red silk background and titled on a manuscript paper cedula label as DE SINDONE Dni Nstri JESU CHRISTI (From the Holy Shroud of Our Lord Jesus Christ). Theca is secured on the back by a perfectly preserved seal of red wax bearing an imprint of the coat of arms of Fr. Pietro Maria Franzesi (†1799), Bishop of Montepulciano (1757-1799).
Spectacular Baroque faceted crystal-fronted silver cruciform reliquary decorated by stones of colored glass and housing significant relic from the Wood of the True Cross of Jesus Christ. The substantial relic consisting of three separate large pieces is identified on a bicolor manuscript cedulae labels reading clockwise DNJC (Our Lord Jesus Christ). On the back, the reliquary is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Placido Zurla, O.S.B. Cam., († 1834), Cardinal Vicar of Rome and Cardinal-Priest of the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem in Rome.
Spectacular highly ornate Louis XVI style gilt- and silvered-bronze reliquary monstrance decorated with cherubs, garlands, and floral ornamentation housing precious relic of the True Cross. The relics are arranged in the cruciform format on a red silk background surrounded by gilt paperolle ornamentation and identified on a typeset paper cedula label as Vera Crucis (The True Cross). On the back, under the protective cap, the reliquary is secured by a seal of red Spanish wax with an imprint of a coat of arms of Monsignor Hyacinthe-Louis de Quéle (+1839), the Archbishop of Paris (1821-1839).
Spectacular silvered-bronze reliquary monstrance in a shape of an angel holding wildflowers surmounted by the cross housing scarce precious Ex Veste (from the Vestment) relic of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The relatively large precious relic is placed inside of the glass-fronted oval compartment on a red silk background surrounded by gilt paperolle and silver wire ornamentation and identified on a manuscript paper cedula label as Bmae Virg Mariae (The Blessed Virgin Mary). On the back, under the protective cap, the reliquary is secured by a seal of red Spanish wax with an imprint of a coat of arms of Bishop Nicola Angelo Maria Landini, O.E.S.A. (†1782), Titular Bishop of Porphyreon and the Vicar General of the Vatican Curia.
Spectacular gilt-bronze reliquary monstrance housing two thecae with scarce precious first-class relics of two Apostolic Fathers and Martyrs St. Ignace of Antioch and St. Polycarp of Smyrna. Sizable precious relics are placed inside of the reliquary monstrance in two sealed thecae and identified on a manuscript paper cedulae label as S. Polycarpe Ep. / S. Ignace A. Ep. (Saint Polycarp, Bishop / Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop). On the back, the thecae are secured by a seal of red Spanish wax with an imprint of a coat of arms of Monsignor François-Marie-Benjamin Richard de la Vergne (†1908), the Archbishop of Paris (1886-1908).
Large horseshoe-shaped silvered brass crystal-fronted reliquary theca housing a precious ex cranio (of the skull) relic of Martyr Saint Fructuosus of Tarragona. A substantial (85 x 50 mm) relic is affixed to a dark red silk background decorated with imitation pearls and silver wire flowers. The precious relic is identified on a bi-color manuscript paper cedula label as St. Fructuosus M. (Saint Fructuosus, Martyr). On the back, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of an unknown Roman Catholic Bishop.
Large oval silver glass-fronted reliquary theca housing precious ex Veste (from the Vestment) relic of the Blessed Virgin Mary. A substantial interwoven relic is affixed to a red silk background decorated with gilt paperolle and silver wire ornamentation. The precious relic is identified on a manuscript paper cedula label as Ex Veste BVM (from Vestment of the Blessed Virgin Mary). On the back, under a protective cap, the theca is secured with a perfectly-preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Monsignor Costantino Patrizi Naro (†1876), and the Vicar General of the Roman Curia and the archpriest (1845-1867) of the Papal Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, the largest Catholic Marian church in Rome. The relic is accompanied by an original matching authentics document issued and signed by Monsignor Naro in 1857.
A fine 18th-century silver pectoral cross housing seven precious relics of Christ's Passion centered around a relic of the True Cross. The relics are placed in the inner compartments covered by a hinged lid held in place by a silver capped screw and identified in Latin on typeset cedulae labels as:
The cross has a depiction of Christ on the front and back and is hallmarked on the ends of the cross's arms with an 18th-century mark of a silversmith from Napoli, Italy.
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