Italian Walnut Table Tabernacle or Reliquary Cabinet, Likely Northern Italy, Circa 17th–18th Century During the Belle Époque

During the Belle Époque

Both paintings in good antique condition

The reverse is fitted with a bronze backing secured by period screws

with delicate brushwork and subtle tonal transitions that give the face a lifelike presence

a parishioner would approach the altar of a specific saint

Italian Walnut Table Tabernacle or Reliquary Cabinet, Likely Northern Italy, Circa 17th–18th Century During the Belle ÉpoqueItalian Walnut Table Tabernacle or Reliquary Cabinet Likely Northern Italy Circa 17th18th Century A deeply evocative small devotional cabinet, hand crafted in solid walnut and fitted with hand forged iron and brass hardware. This form is consistent with table tabernacles or reliquary cupboards used in private chapels or domestic devotional settings across Italy. The architectural shape, with its domed top and plinth base, echoes church tabernacles on