I got this recently from a fine estate in Cambridge, Mass. And I don’t know much about it. The previous owner was in her 80s and this item had been in her family. I think it is silver. It is about 5.6 grams.
An authentic symbol of faith! Uniquely beautiful old Revival, silver box, amulet, muska, reliquary with religious motifs, made to give faith, health and strength to the wearer…. But also to remind people that above earthly problems and cataclysms there is something else! An exquisite and powerful work that arouses admiration with the variety of shapes, [Continue]
Large Authentic Antique Orthodox Icon Triptych 18th Century Greece. Large Authentic Antique Greek Orthodox Icon Triptych 18th Century Greece. Large authentic antique, 18th century, Greek orthodox Icon Triptych, finely hand painted on wood panels. The center wooden panel with niche carved as a raised arch, within, an image of the crowned Mother of God (Theotokos), [Continue]
Large Authentic Antique Orthodox Icon Triptych 18th Century Greece. Large authentic antique, 18th century, Greek orthodox Icon Triptych, finely hand painted on wood panels. The center wooden panel with niche carved as a raised arch, within, an image of the crowned Mother of God (Theotokos), flanked by the Greek script. Virgin Crowned and nimbate, in [Continue]