SOLD Antique c.1880 French Religious Gilded Sacred Heart Ex Voto

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This authentic antique dates circa 1880 and originates from France (purchased from a lifetime collection). It still holds a small gilded paper prayer card inside. This type of sacred heart, in a clamshell form is specific to France. 


The heart is of cast brass/bronze (which gives a heavier form) which has been gilded. The face is beautifully engraved with an interlocking "AV" (Ave Marie). Two lily festoons serve as a frame on either side of the Marion
monogram. There is a raised border of repeating half globes framing the top edge with two smaller repeating globe borders below. The flame is deeply grooved.

The back has a small thumb latch (unusual). The interior is heavily gilded. The small gilded prayer card has a "woven" cross at the center. There is a ring mounted to the back side of the flame for threading a ribbon or chain. It measures: 5" x 3" x 3/4" thick.

It is in solid condition with the door working perfectly. The patina is glorious.




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