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AN ITALIAN GLASS AND CURLED PAPER PORTABLE RELIQUARY/SHRINE
18th century, the fruitwood case of shaped outline opening to reveal an elaborate interior of curled paper centred with the Madonna and Child with angels, the side panels with Saints Catherine and John the Baptist, having labelled relics of saints Maxima, Columba, Florent, Justa and Jucondinus; the glass probably Murano.
Height 36cm, Width 42cm (open), Depth 12cm
Sold for $2,400
Lot 304
18th century, the fruitwood case of shaped outline opening to reveal an elaborate interior of curled paper centred with the Madonna and Child with angels, the side panels with Saints Catherine and John the Baptist, having labelled relics of saints Maxima, Columba, Florent, Justa and Jucondinus; the glass probably Murano.
Height 36cm, Width 42cm (open), Depth 12cm
Estimate $800 - $1,200
The Robert Compton Jones Collection, Sydney
Compare to the earlier Murano glass "Black Madonna" in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston USA.
The Collector's Auction
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8810
2:00pm - 3 March 2026
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
VIEWING
Fri 27 Feb – Sun 1 Mar, 11am - 5pm
The Bond, 36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
CONTACT
Madeleine Mackenzie
sydney@leonardjoel.com.au
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