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A Continental giltwood mounted, mirrored reliquary casket, 19th century
of sarcophagus form with shaped pediment upon a stepped cover bordered by rope twist glass, hinged front door above pierced scrolling giltwood base, embellished overall with polychrome faceted and shaped glass bosses, the reverse inscribed MVNV,S Dni Iacobi de Bianchis ad Dominum Lesum Ceristum, silk lined interior, later restoration -- 18.1/8in. (46cm.) high, 17in. (44cm.) wide
See Plate 3
of sarcophagus form with shaped pediment upon a stepped cover bordered by rope twist glass, hinged front door above pierced scrolling giltwood base, embellished overall with polychrome faceted and shaped glass bosses, the reverse inscribed MVNV,S Dni Iacobi de Bianchis ad Dominum Lesum Ceristum, silk lined interior, later restoration -- 18.1/8in. (46cm.) high, 17in. (44cm.) wide
See Plate 3