Antique French Shell and Meerschaum Holy Water Font
Antique French Shell and Meerschaum Holy Water Font
Antique French Shell and Meerschaum Holy Water Font
Antique French Shell and Meerschaum Holy Water Font
Antique French Shell and Meerschaum Holy Water Font
Antique French Shell and Meerschaum Holy Water Font
Antique French Shell and Meerschaum Holy Water Font
Antique French Shell and Meerschaum Holy Water Font
Antique French Shell and Meerschaum Holy Water Font
Antique French Shell and Meerschaum Holy Water Font
Antique French Shell and Meerschaum Holy Water Font
Antique French Shell and Meerschaum Holy Water Font
Antique French Shell and Meerschaum Holy Water Font

Antique French Shell and Meerschaum Holy Water Font

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This is a beautiful Antique French Shell and meerschaum font circa 1800s. This is a beautifully ornate piece with a meerschaum Jesus on a wooden cross mounted on tan/brown velvet under domed glass. The exterior frame is wooden, and at the bottom, there is a large sea shell mounted to it. The back is papered in black and there is a small ring for hanging at the top. This is all original, and other than cleaning the front glass, I have done nothing to it. Given its age, it is in EXCELLENT condition. This piece measures 11" x 6.75".

There has been some discussion between the dealer and myself regarding the material used to make this piece. I feel that it is "meerschaum" which is a soft white claylike material consisting of hydrated magnesium and a silicate. However the French dealer calls it "kaolin" which is is a hydrated aluminum silicate crystalline mineral formed over many millions of years by the hydrothermal decomposition of granite rocks. I have a feeling we are talking about the same thing but I thought it best to share as many details as possible.

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