Italian Walnut Table Tabernacle or Reliquary Cabinet, Likely Northern Italy, Circa 17th–18th Century with delicate brushwork and subtle

with delicate brushwork and subtle tonal transitions that give the face a lifelike presence

Frames show expected wear but present well

During the Belle Époque

for faithful services in their employment

Italian Walnut Table Tabernacle or Reliquary Cabinet, Likely Northern Italy, Circa 17th–18th Century with delicate brushwork and subtleItalian Walnut Table Tabernacle or Reliquary Cabinet Likely Northern Italy Circa 17th18th Century A deeply evocative small devotional cabinet, hand crafted in solid walnut and fitted with hand forged iron and brass hardware. This form is consistent with table tabernacles or reliquary cupboards used in private chapels or domestic devotional settings across Italy. The architectural shape, with its domed top and plinth base, echoes church tabernacles on