Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
French Onyx & Gilt-Metal Crucifix With Holy Water Font
- Price realized
- $163
- Pre-sale estimate
- $80 – $150
- Hammer price
- $125
- Category
- Other Collectibles
- Sold
- December 7, 2025
- Sale
- DAY 3- GILDED WINTER: FINE JEWELRY & ESTATE COLLECTIONS DECEMBER 2025
Lot description
French gilt-metal and onyx wall-mounted holy water font, early 20th c., having fluted metal trim, encasing central Corpus Christi and Christogram, over shallow basin with hinged cover, interior marked "Brevete Sans Garantie Du Gouvernement" (patent without government guarantees), with metal backplate, onyx intact with stable fracture, approx 10.25"l, 5 5/8"w, 918.5 grams
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.