Altarpiece - Heavy tabernacle with fireproof safe door - front panel in brass - Around 1900
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Selected by Clément Floch
Has 20 years of experience trading curios, including 15 years with a leading French dealer.
Estimate € 400 - € 500
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Description from the seller
Stunning antique tabernacle from a chapel in Sambreville (near Namur). Circa 1880-1900.
The front face is bronze with images of wheat and grapevines.
Also the PSX symbol and the IHS with cross symbol. Everything is still intact. The base construction is heavy metal.
If you open the heavy door - the lock works perfectly; with 2 keys - you see a beige curtain where the chalice used to stand.
The tabernacle is a very heavy piece (100 kg) with a very thick door and 4 thick locking bolts.
The lock has 2 keys with a very special design: the left part and the right part of the key pin lie at an angle of 160 degrees, which makes the lock unique.
So the TABERNACLE can just as well be used as a FIRE SAFE.
This impressive antique tabernacle/(can also serve as a fire safe) exudes authenticity, craftsmanship, and timeless elegance. The solid construction is in the front face finished in a warm bronze-to-brass hue with a beautiful natural patina, while the richly decorated door features the religious IHS monogram, a cross and ornate grapevines with bunches of grapes – symbols that refer to the Christian tradition.
Dimensions are:
Width: 50 cm
Height: 60 cm
Depth: 46 cm.
Weight: 100 kg - 120 kg (just portable by two people).
Can be delivered on a pallet in consultation with the buyer, naturally depending on the country it needs to go to.
NOTE: I could not select the "pick-up only" option. The Catawiki system requires me to enter shipping costs. Hence the everywhere "111" = fake entry.
CORRECT is:
* Can be picked up at 3770 Riemst, Belgium.
* Can also be delivered on a pallet in consultation with the buyer, naturally depending on the country it needs to go to. So the shipping costs "111" I was forced to enter by the system are fake.
* Pickup tip: Riemst is about 7 km from Tongeren, where weekly on Sunday late morning the GREATEST ANTIQUE MARKET of the BeNeLux takes place. All nationalities come here to look/buy. You can combine picking up the statue with a visit to the antique market and then return home on Sunday afternoon.
Moreover, Riemst is also about 5 km from Maastricht and 15 km from Liège.
Stunning antique tabernacle from a chapel in Sambreville (near Namur). Circa 1880-1900.
The front face is bronze with images of wheat and grapevines.
Also the PSX symbol and the IHS with cross symbol. Everything is still intact. The base construction is heavy metal.
If you open the heavy door - the lock works perfectly; with 2 keys - you see a beige curtain where the chalice used to stand.
The tabernacle is a very heavy piece (100 kg) with a very thick door and 4 thick locking bolts.
The lock has 2 keys with a very special design: the left part and the right part of the key pin lie at an angle of 160 degrees, which makes the lock unique.
So the TABERNACLE can just as well be used as a FIRE SAFE.
This impressive antique tabernacle/(can also serve as a fire safe) exudes authenticity, craftsmanship, and timeless elegance. The solid construction is in the front face finished in a warm bronze-to-brass hue with a beautiful natural patina, while the richly decorated door features the religious IHS monogram, a cross and ornate grapevines with bunches of grapes – symbols that refer to the Christian tradition.
Dimensions are:
Width: 50 cm
Height: 60 cm
Depth: 46 cm.
Weight: 100 kg - 120 kg (just portable by two people).
Can be delivered on a pallet in consultation with the buyer, naturally depending on the country it needs to go to.
NOTE: I could not select the "pick-up only" option. The Catawiki system requires me to enter shipping costs. Hence the everywhere "111" = fake entry.
CORRECT is:
* Can be picked up at 3770 Riemst, Belgium.
* Can also be delivered on a pallet in consultation with the buyer, naturally depending on the country it needs to go to. So the shipping costs "111" I was forced to enter by the system are fake.
* Pickup tip: Riemst is about 7 km from Tongeren, where weekly on Sunday late morning the GREATEST ANTIQUE MARKET of the BeNeLux takes place. All nationalities come here to look/buy. You can combine picking up the statue with a visit to the antique market and then return home on Sunday afternoon.
Moreover, Riemst is also about 5 km from Maastricht and 15 km from Liège.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Over 200 years old
No
Material
Heavy tabernacle with fireproof safe door - front panel in brass
Country of origin
Belgium
Height
60 cm
Width
50 cm
Depth
46 cm
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Estimated period
Around 1900
