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LOT 1923
Jerusalem Cross with Inlaid Mother of Pearl and Relics of Saint Serafin
19TH CENTURY A.D.
18 3/8 in. (372 grams, 46.6 cm).
Comprising an olive wood cross on a triangular base with inlaid nacre and other detailing; lozengiform panels and nail-shaped plates, lateral rods with nacre to the ends; base with central gazed panel revealing three fragmentary supposed relics and label 'S. Serafin C'.
ProvenanceProperty of a Norwich, Norfolk, UK, gentleman.
FootnotesSerafin was born in San Gimignano, Italy. Her family was poor, and her parents both died while she was still young. The child was known for her deeds of penance and humility but an illness afflicted her eyes, feet, and hands so she became paralysed.
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LOT 1923
Jerusalem Cross with Inlaid Mother of Pearl and Relics of Saint Serafin
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