Lot Essay
A similar reliquary casket is illustrated in C. Payne 19th Century European Furniture, Woodbridge, 1989, p. 267.
IN THE GOTHIC REVIVAL STYLE, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
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A French ormolu, cabochon stone-mounted and silver-coloured metal-veneered casket
In the Gothic Revival Style, Second half 19th Century
The foliate-cast cresting with three cylindrical squat uprights, above a pitched eight-panel glazed roof, above eight glazed panel sides, the ends also glazed and one with a hinged door, on six winged griffin feet
70½ in. (179 cm.) wide; 35½ in. (90 cm.) high; 23¾ in. (60.5 cm.) deep
In the Gothic Revival Style, Second half 19th Century
The foliate-cast cresting with three cylindrical squat uprights, above a pitched eight-panel glazed roof, above eight glazed panel sides, the ends also glazed and one with a hinged door, on six winged griffin feet
70½ in. (179 cm.) wide; 35½ in. (90 cm.) high; 23¾ in. (60.5 cm.) deep