Palais Royal, French Antique Holy Water Font Benitier- Shell Cup Font - Souvenir of Our Lady of Fourviere, Lyon, order France

A small and very detailed benitier- Palais Royal - religious holy water font from France - Alabaster is the backing, with a beautiful gold toned brass lacework trim...The order cup is a luminescent shell, a Souvenir de La Fourviere...this is the famous cathedral...all white which is perched overlooking the city of Lyon, France. Inside the alabaster, a gold figure of Our Lady of Fourviere, with the Baby Jesus.

Make sure to notice the faded nature of the gold ormolu process...lots of the original silver metal is showing through, especially our Our Lady.


Measures approx 4.5" tall by 3" wide- a cord for hanging at the top.

These were -and are still now- hung on the inside entry of doorways to ask for blessings on all who enter.


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