{"product_id":"late-victorian-gothic-revival-standing-altar-crucifix-continental-c-1885-1915","title":"Late Victorian Gothic Revival Standing Altar Crucifix – Continental, c.1885–1915","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA charming and authentic late Victorian\/Edwardian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGothic Revival standing altar crucifix\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, dating to approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1885–1915\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and most likely of Continental European origin, probably French or Belgian.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe crucifix is constructed from a solid ebonised wooden cross mounted on its original stepped base, retaining its original fixing pin. It is adorned with cast white-metal Gothic decorative mounts and a finely modelled non-ferrous corpus of Christ. The reverse is untouched and displays the honest hand-finished construction expected of a devotional object intended for display rather than decoration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStanding approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e28 cm (11 inches)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e high, this would originally have been used on a domestic prayer altar, in a convent, monastery cell or small chapel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe piece displays attractive age-related wear and patination consistent with well over a century of devotional use. No maker’s marks are present, suggesting manufacture by a small ecclesiastical workshop rather than a large commercial producer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautiful and atmospheric example of late 19th-century Catholic devotional art, ideal for collectors of religious antiques, Gothic Revival interiors, ecclesiastical artefacts or cabinets of curiosities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGood antique condition with age-related wear to the ebonised finish and metal surfaces. Structurally sound and complete, with the original base and cross remaining together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight: 28 cm (11 inches)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEstimated date:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e c.\u003ca href=\"tel:1885-1915\"\u003e1885–1915\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Probably France or Belgium.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56652467962196,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1049\/5246\/3700\/files\/IMG_6273.jpg?v=1785674758","url":"https:\/\/drodditiescabinetofcuriosities.co.uk\/products\/late-victorian-gothic-revival-standing-altar-crucifix-continental-c-1885-1915","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}