" Wall-mounted Holy Water Font In Gilded Copper, Rocaille Decoration, Limoges Plaque (virgin Mary), 18th Century"
Wall-mounted holy water font, made of mercury-gilt copper with repoussé and openwork decoration of scrolls, foliate tendrils, and a basket of fruit. In the center, an enameled Limoges plaque depicting the Virgin Mary in profile, known as the Virgin of Sorrows, surrounded by golden rays against a black background studded with stars. Holy water cup in the shape of a shell adorned with a winged mask. The entire font is mounted on a wooden plaque covered in brown velvet within a frame of the same period, France, 18th century. In used condition. 
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