a polychrome carved wooden reliquary bust of St. Hilonius

19TH CENTURY

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a polychrome carved wooden reliquary bust of St. Hilonius
19th Century
99cm. high
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Please note the half figure holds a mace in his left hand which is not shown in the illustration; the whole possibly dates from the early 18th Century but has a 19th Century decoration.

Lot Essay

By repute from the Old Church St. Hilomius in Izegem, St. Hilomius preached in Izegem circa 690