Rare Lot Antique Christian Cross Crucifix Stanhope Icon
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Wonderful, rare personal collection of Catholic crosses, crucifixes, icons, Christian symbol charms, medals, and paper work to document many of the pieces is being sold as one lot, I could not bear to break up this beautiful collection. The pieces are sewn with tan thread to a padded backround that is topped with dark blue velvet and has a backing of cheescloth. The whole thing came to me in its original box that the collector used to hold it, from Marshall Field & Co. This is a very old box, I would guess it is from the 1890s to 1910s sometime, and the owner wrote on top of the box, "Cross Collection". T are manila cards attached with a string to some of the Christian symbol charms with an explanation of what they meant to Christianity. These cards are old, written with fountain pen. T are 2 rolled up sheets with blue and white facsimile pictures of 46 charms that were in the collection, some of these are now missing. T is a detailed explanation of what all of the charm mean and even some personal information from the collector on w she got several of the pieces. T is a small soft covered booklet on Christian Symbolism from 1947. T is an old receipt from the Spilling Bros. Watchmakers and Jewellers in London, not dated but the paper has the first three numbers of the date printed on it, 191_. I think the receipt reads, "Gold moulten
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