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Ciao Ebayers, we have just returned from a whirlwind trip criss-crossing Italy searching for more fabulous treasures to present to you on Ebay. On this trip we discovered some spectacular Italian Religious Artifacts for you. This week our glorious group contains a large ornate Monstrance and Ciborium, a Neo-Gothic Thurible (Incense Burner), a fabulous portable Tabernacle, an Altar Chalice, a Church Statue Crown, Navicella (Incense Holder), Holy Water Bucket with Sprinkler, and assorted Sacramental pieces.
Please check our other auctions for each of these items. We have included a Group Photo with each listing so that you can see the Group together and get a better idea of their relative size. We have not attempted to clean or polish these pieces; we offer them to you as we found them.
IN THIS AUCTION we are very pleased to offer this Bold Antique Neo-Gothic Italian Thurible (Incense Burner or Censer). The design of this Thurible harkens back to the design elements of the Gothic cathedrals of the Middle Ages. During this time architecture incorporated ribbed vaults that enabled a heightening of the cathedrals along with crenellated pediments, ogee-arched doorways, battlements, shaped parapets and pointed windows with decorative tracery.
The architectural language of the Gothic era is re-interpreted and re-invented in this lovely Incense Burner. Three Battlements are used as chain guides, ogee-arched windows allow the smoke to waft out of the Censer and fill the Church with its fragrant smoke and the three tiers of windows adds a majestic height to the Incense Burner.
The Catholic Church has used incense for hundreds of years as an offering to God. The Church still uses incense in the same way - the fragrant smoke symbolizes our prayers rising to Heaven purifying what it touches.
The Thurible stands 10 inches tall (25 cm) and hangs 38 inches (97 cm). The footed base is shaped and decorated in the same manner as the canopy from which the four chains are suspended. There are a myriad of other details – rounded “tiles” that mimic the roof tiles of Gothic Churches; rough and smooth surfaces around the window openings and raised decorations used to break up larger flat surfaces. This is a well-designed and executed Neo-Gothic construction.
The base of the Incense Burner is inscribed “E.CELLI”. We do not know if this is the maker or, perhaps, the name of the Priest. The piece is in excellent condition – solid and finely appointed. Please note that the surface of the silver plating shows areas of wear and there are some small spots where the luster of the silver is dull (these do not show up well in the photos). However, the boldness of the design and the integrity of the piece overwhelm these minor distractions.
This is an exceptional piece to add to your Altar or collection of Religious Artifacts.
In case this is the first time you are checking with us, we are Americans currently living and traveling in Italy searching for unique items, which are designed and created here in Italy to present to you on Ebay. Please be sure to check out our other Auctions for Antique Silver Heart Ex-Votos, a grand array of Priest Vestments including a Cope, Chasuble, 2-matching Dalmatics, Lace Alb and Surplice, Painted Ex-Votos, Sacred Reliquary and many more treasures from Italy.
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