Reliquary Containing Five 1st-Class Relics W/ Coa, Catholic Feast Day Oct. 5

Lot description

Large silver-tone metal multi-relic theca reliquary, housing several first-class (ex ossibus and ex dentium) relics of five saints, all sharing the Catholic Feast Day of October 5th, including Saints Placidus, Eutychius of Constantinople, Victorinus of Pettau, Flavia Domitilla, and Froilanus, red wax seal with Cardinal Luigi Traglia coat of arms verso, housed in a grand cathedral-type gilt-metal altar reliquary, with cruciform finial, over pierced architectural case with raised spires, glazed viewing chamber, rising on knopped standard and paneled base, accompanied by certificate of authenticity issued by Cardinal Luigi Traglia, Alosius Title of St. Andrew of the Valley, Pope's Vicar General of the Roman Curia and its District Judge Ordinary, certificate dated 25 May 1966, theca: approx 2.5"h, 2"w, overall: approx 13.5"h, 5"diam, 1146.6 grams (inclusive of all materials) Provenance: from the extensive collection of a long-time contributor of relics, Catholic church goods, and liturgical antiques NOTE: ALL JEWELRY & COIN LOTS REALIZING OVER $1,000 MUST BE PAID BY BANK WIRE. STANDARD TREATMENTS ASSUMED ON ALL COLORED STONES