Louis XVI Commode And Altar

Extremely rare Louis XVI altar in Commode walnut. Front, sides and upper square and threaded in maple and ebony. Raising the upper part, the dresser is transformed into an altar of the house or of a private chapel. Under the dresser, there is an oil painting on canvas representing "The miracle of the Eucharist" in a gilded frame, surmounted by a carved and gilded frame and laterally decorated with two gilded pinnacles. At the level of the chest of drawers, there is the "SACRED STONE" which is a small square slab containing a recess to preserve the relics of martyrs or saints, which was inserted in mobile altars and which, consecrated by the bishop, served as a substitute for the altar to celebrate mass. height 86.5 cm - width 149 cm - depth 71.5 cm For more information on the state of conservation, we invite our customers to contact us by phone or ask us for other photos. A certificate of historical authenticity will be issued .