A wonderful French antique religious wall carving in relief. It features “The Descent from the Cross” after the famous painting of Rubens from the cathedral of Anvers. The carved soap plaster carving is signed by the French sculptor E. On the back, the religious piece is dated 1856. Good antique condition with some signs of ages: one character’s head has been broken and stuck and an old restoration at the bottom near the skull head. Height: 11 5/8″ (29.5cm) Width: 83/8″ (21.2cm) Thickness: 1 (2.5cm) Period: 19th century Material: soap plaster Artist: E. French Antique Religious Carved Meerschaum Carving By E. Charmantiques answers 7d/7 within 24hours. Thank you to pay within 7 days. We appreciate very much your patience. We guarantee the authenticity of all of our items. Our objects are cleaned and professionally restored to be the closest to their original condition. Upon your request, we can send you an authenticity certificate resuming the item description. We guarantee that our items with animal or vegetal materials regulated by the Washington Convention of 1970 date from a very earlier date. But we want to do more and we guarantee that we use, when possible, recycled boxes and biodegradable packages. Charmantiques is a family-owned business of antiques specialized in French antiques from the 18th Century to the mid-20th Century, located in France. We are antique dealer for 20 years and third generation antique restorer. Each wooden work of art is meticulously restored by the book. Charmantiques only provides high quality French antiques and vintage. Each pieces is carefully selected. We only sell online, for 15 years now and have 100% positive feedbacks. But we will be happy to receive you by appointment in our Provence or Burgundy home. At Charmantiques, we always do our best to please you. Do not hesitate to ask us any questions you may have. We will answer 7d/7 within 24hours. Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing. Auctiva gets you noticed! Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “French Antique Religious Carved Meerschaum Carving By E. Cassier Descent Cross” is in sale since Thursday, May 3, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Religion & Spirituality\Christianity\Icons”. The seller is “charmantiques” and is located in Cabasse. This item can be shipped worldwide.