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This is an unusual religious item. The medallion celebrates the 100th anniversary of the appearance of the Virgin Mary to St. Catherine of Laboure in Paris in 1830. The large 4 1/2 by 2 1/2 inch silver plate medallion of the virgin is mounted on a 6 x 3 1/2 inch rectangle of cobalt blue silvered mirror glass. The back is covered with felt and there is a metal hanger. Beneath the figure of the Blessed Virgin is the year 1830. There are no chips or cracks in the glass and there is only minimal ...
This crucifix is mounted on a flocked paper backing and is sealed under convex glass. The crucifix is glued to the flocked paper backing and is some type of composition material. The material is designed to look like carved bone or ivory. The detail is very nice. This was designed to be hung on the wall by a ribbon that is attached under a metal binding that holds the glass to the backing. The metal ring binding has a separation and as a result, the ribbon can't be used to hand the placque on ...
This vintage crucifix is made of lovely amber marbelized bakelite. The crucifix measures 5 3/4 inches long by 3 5/8 inches wide. The Christ figure and the INRI above the Christ figure are white metal with a yellow metal overlay. There is considerable wear on the INRI and much more minor gold wear on the Christ figure. The reverse has a single screw fixing the Christ figure and a second smaller screw that fixes the INRI and a small wall hanger to the bakelite cross. The hardware appears to be ...