SOLD Very Holy! 19th C.Crucifix in Marvelous Gilded Shadow Box wall mounting key holder I just had the thought

I just had the thought that maybe H Manning was a magician and this was a trick box

the stone is brighter and more radiant than photos convey

I am pretty certain the knobs and inlaid details on this one are carved of ivory

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

My photos of these are not great but I think they're lovely things

SOLD Very Holy! 19th C.Crucifix in Marvelous Gilded Shadow Box wall mounting key holder I just had the thoughtIt 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