SOLD Very Holy! 19th C.Crucifix in Marvelous Gilded Shadow Box wall mounting key holder painted in green and cream

painted in green and cream and red in a manner that perfectly amplifies its geometries

and terminates in points where it ends midway down the sides of the basket

The house is made of crate wood

8 1/4" diameter x approx 3" t

Based on the holes in its flat back I would think either the topper on a grand piece of furniture or architectural element

SOLD Very Holy! 19th C.Crucifix in Marvelous Gilded Shadow Box wall mounting key holder painted in green and creamIt turned out to be a great week for holy things, which is a great week in my book; though I'm not the least bit religious, I sure do love religious icons of all sorts, the more singular and unusual the better, of course. This, then, is just my sort of crucifix Jesus cast of brass it appears, then nailed to a (much aged) gold painted wooden cross, with what appears to be a hand engraved brass INRI (excellent lettering) banner affixed to the cross just