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ANTIQUE 19thC AUSTRIAN SOLID SILVER-GILT & ENAMEL RELIQUARY, RUDOLF LINKE c.1890
ANTIQUE 19thC AUSTRIAN SOLID SILVER-GILT & ENAMEL RELIQUARY, RUDOLF LINKE c.1890
US$5,836.95
### DESCRIPTION
Antique 19th Century Austrian rare and unusual solid silver-gilt & enamel reliquary, pierced and decorated with multi-coloured enamels, sides set with carved rock crystal panels and a carved plaque depicting a crest of the city of Vienna, the hinged lid opens to reveal a compartment to store religious relic, these may be the purported or actual physical remains of saints, such as bones, pieces of clothing, or some object associated with saints or other religious figures. Hallmarked Austrian-Hungarian assay city letter A (Vienna), circa 1880, Makers mark RL (Rudolf Linke)
### CONDITION
In Great Condition - No Damage.
### SIZE
Height: 20cm
Width: 10.5 x 5cm
Weight: 345g
PRE-OWNED
United Kingdom
c. 1890
Austria
Rudolf Linke