Spectacular large cruciform reliquary monstrance made of lacquered wood decorated with a silver figure of crucified Christ, silver finials, and plaques depicting Skull over Crossed Bones and the Lamb of God. A removable ornate theca housing particles from the wood from the True Cross of Jesus Christ is placed in the oval cavity at the base of the monstrance. The relics are displayed in a cruciform shape surrounded by paperolle ornamentation and are identified in Latin on a manuscript cedula label as S. Crusis D.N.J.C. (Holy Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ). On its back, the theca is secured by an undisturbed seal of … Подробнее

A richly decorated silver reliquary monstrance surmounted by a cross and housing in the central glass-fronted cavity a precious relic of the True Cross of Jesus Christ (SS. Crucis D.N. = the Most Holy Cross of Our Lord) surrounded by five relics of the Christ's Life and Passion: of the Column of Flagellation (Ex Colum. Flag.), of the Thorn from the Crown of Thorns (SS. Coron. Spinae D.N.), of the Empty Tomb of Christ (Ex. Sepul. D.N.), of the Christ's Bandages (ex Fascia D.N.J.C.), and of the Nativity Grotto (Ex Praecepio D.N.). On the back, under a removable cap, the relics are secured by an … Подробнее

Редкий православный серебряный мощевик-реликварий в форме наперсного креста, украшенный на лицевой стороне искусно выполненной позолоченной и черненой сценой Распятия, по бокам которой изображены Пресвятая Богородица и святой Иоанн Богослов, а сверху - Святой Дух в виде голубя. Внутри мощевика хранятся мощи четырех значимых православных святых: святого великомученика Димитрия Солунского, святого Петра, митрополита Московского, святого мученика Прокопия Скифопольского и преподобного Ефрема Новоторжского, основателя Борисоглебского монастыря. На оборотной стороне мощевика надписи на старославянском языке: МОЩИ СВЯ: ПЕТРА МИТРОПОЛИ: (Мощи святого Петра, митрополита [Московского]) / МОЩИ СВЯ МУЧЕ ДМИТРIЯ (Мощи святого мученика Димитрия) / МОЩ: СВЯ МУЧ ПРОКОПIЯ (Мощи святого мученика Прокопия) / МОЩИ ПРЕПО: ЕФРЕМ: НОВОТОРЖСКАГО (Мощи преподобного Ефрема Новоторжского). Как лицевая, так и оборотная стороны мощевика имеют московское пробирное клеймо, и дату на оборотной стороне — 184?.

Spectacular large silver crystal-fronted reliquary decorated with opulent floral ornamentation and housing significant first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relic of Saint Christopher.  Substantial relic is affixed to the background of red silk decorated with paperole ornamentation and identified on a paper cedula label as S. Christopha/ri M. (St. Christopher, Martyr). On the back, the theca is secured with a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing a faint imprint with a coat of arms of an unidentified Catholic Bishop.

Opulent 19th-century large glass-fronted silver reliquary theca surmounted by a crown and decorated by intricate filligree floral ornamentation containing a fragment from the Holy Shroud of Jesus Christ also known as the Shroud of Turin. The relics are affixed to a paper on a gold silk ground and identified in Latin on a bi-color manuscript cedula label as De Sancta Sindone in quo involuto fuit corpus Dni Ntri Jesu Christi (From the Holy Shroud in which the body of our Lord Jesus Christ was wrapped). On the back,  the theca is secured by a perfectly preserved seal of red Spanish wax … Подробнее

An unusual large open-front French Jesuit cruciform box reliquary housing sizable particle relics of the Precious Wood from the True Cross of Jesus Christ. The precious relics are displayed in a cruciform shape in the center of the cross surrounded by an intricate pattern of gilt paperolle ornamentation with a christogram IHS made out of rolled paper directly under the relic forming a symbol of the Society of Jesus (commonly known as the Jesuit Order). Under a christogram is affixed a single pearl signifying the Bleeding Heart of Christ.  In the lower part of the reliquary is a seal of red Spanish wax with … Подробнее

Finely-cast bronze French Gothic style reliquary cabinet containing three facsimile third-class touch relics of the Holy Nails of Jesus Christ. The nails are certified by the individual seals of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of the Monastery of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem in Rome. The relics are identified in French on a fancy cedula label as Fac simile des Clous de la Vraie Croix (Facsimile of the Nails of the True Cross). The reliquary cabinet contains the original matching authentics document stating the following: We attest to each and every one reading the present document that the enclosed three iron nails fastened with red silk … Подробнее

Small oval glass-fronted silver reliquary pendant theca decorated around the perimeter with an intricate silver wire floral ornamentation and housing two precious relics: a pebble relic of the Sepulcher of the Blessed Virgin Mary and a sizable first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relic of St. Valentine, Martyr. The relics are affixed to a red silk background decorated with silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on typeset cedulae labels as Sepul. B. M. V. / S/ Valent. M. ([from] Sepulcher of the Blessed Virgin Mary / S. Valentine, Martyr). On the back, the theca is secured with a well-preserved seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint … Подробнее

Spectacular silver reliquary monstrance housing the first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relics of Saint Sebastian, Martyr. An extremely large precious relic measuring an incredible 8 cm (3 inches in length) is decorated by silver wire and pearls and affixed inside the reliquary monstrance and identified on a manuscript paper cedula label as S. Sebastiani Martir . On the back, the relic is certified by two perfectly preserved seals of red Spanish wax with a coat of arms of Monsignor Carlo Oppizzioni, Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme (1804) and the Archbishop of Bologna (1802 - 1831). The reliquary is hallmarked with French silver … Подробнее

A richly decorated gilt brass reliquary monstrance decorated by multicolored crystals and housing in the central glass-fronted cavity a first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relic of Saint Stephen, the Protomartyr. A substantial relic comprised of multiple bone fragments is arranged in an X shape on the ground of red velvet surrounded by gilt paperolle with small pearls and identified in French on typeset cedula label as S. Etienne, 1-er M. (Saint Stephen, the First Martyr). On the back, under a removable cap, the relics are secured by an undisturbed seal of red Spanish wax with an imprint of a coat of arms … Подробнее