"Monstrance-reliquary ( "s.aurelii M."), Silver-plated Copper, With Authentic, Dated: 1785"
Unique Monstrance - Cruciform reliquary in silver-plated metal (copper) (Corpus Christi, rosettes of glass cabochons and the silver encolpion frame). The capsule-reliquary (3.4 x 4 cm), embedded below the Cross contains a small fragment of "ex ossibus" of the Sainte and Martyr Aurelia ("S.Aurelii M.). The upper part (Cross - Reliquary) is mounted (screwed) on the polylobed base, embossed and chiseled with rocaille decoration. Sublime work of a goldsmith from South Germany. The certificate of authenticity, which is well folded in the hollow of the base under its cover, had been made in Ratisbon (Regensburg) anno domini 1785. In original condition.