Old Reliquary Holy Water Font Monstrance Monstrance Mother Of Pearl Stones 19th

Old and rare bedside font / monstrance, Napoleon III period, in openwork gilded brass for the frame and mother-of-pearl for the receptacle, adorned with precious stones on the cross acting as a reliquary door. The receptacle is nicely decorated with bunches of grapes and vine leaves in embossed and cut brass, the whole resting on 3 feet formed of coiled acanthus. Charming proportions for this rare model. The bottom and the glass of the reliquary door are missing, the whole is in good condition, with its original patina and also complete with all its original stones / Dimensions: height 19 cm, width 10 cm, depth 9 cm, inner diameter of the reliquary holder 3.1 cm, total weight 103.3 g.