Pewter Holy Oil vessel, 18th Century
Rectangular-shaped pewter Holy Oil vessel with doucine lid surmounted with trefoil cross, ornated with friezes of gadroons and scrollwork.
Unidentified master maker’s mark, affixed three times: pine cone, blossom / J.R.
Paris, Second half-18th Century.
Perfect condition, complete with antique anointing vessel but probably added later.
Dimensions: 7,1 x 5,3 x 9,7 cm (2-3/4 x 2 x 3-3/4 in.).
Vessels with one single anointing vessel containing oil for the ill are often marked O.I. for for “Oléum Infirmorum” (anointing oleum of the sick)
Provenance :
- Item(s) quantity: 1
- Expertissim Reference: 2012030031