"Virgin And Child In Sterling Silver Bronze And Onyx"
Sculpture in solid silver onyx and bronze representing the appearance of the Virgin Mary with the Child Jesus in her arms, known as the Virgin of the Pillar*. Standing on an onyx and bronze column. 916/1000 Spain solid silver star hallmark. In very good shape. *The Virgin of the Pillar is an apparition of the Virgin Mary standing on a column reported by Catholic tradition. This appearance is described for the first time in the 6th century in the Morales codex on Job by Saint Gregory the Great.