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A EUROPEAN TREEN CHRISM FLASK
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A EUROPEAN TREEN CHRISM FLASK

18TH CENTURY

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A EUROPEAN TREEN CHRISM FLASK
18TH CENTURY
Carved in high relief with a Crucifixion and the Virgin Mary, infant Christ and Joseph to the opposing side, on a cross-hatched ground with stylised leaf underside and finial
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

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The following lots are known as Chrism flasks, all typically carved with intricate decorative detail and Christian iconography, used specifically to contain consecrated holy oil for certain sacraments in the Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Anglican church practice. Edward Pinto and Owen Evans-Thomas both illustrate a number of Italian and Greek examples. In particular this example is similar to an example described as Italian and dated '1725' by Owen Evans-Thomas, see Domestic Utensils of Wood, London, 1992, pl. 60, fig. D.