A Well Cast 19thC Architectural Cast-Iron Memorial; ‘Beata Est Anima Eius’ antiques and in 1764

and in 1764

with the textures of the fabrics to the clothes of the subjects and the application of light being particularly well realised

though the lock is later

To each coral section there are the odd tiny parts lacking

5 inches (with rockers)

A Well Cast 19thC Architectural Cast-Iron Memorial; ‘Beata Est Anima Eius’ antiques and in 1764Origin: French Period: 2nd Empire Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 90 Height: 22. 5 inches Width: 25 inches Depth: 4 inches The well cast iron architectural memorial element, probably an overdoor, having two maidens in hooded gowns with their eyes shut in respect and mourning each holding a funerary wreath and flanking a central cartouche with the Latin text, just decipherable; Beata est anima eius' (Blessed is his her soul'), from Ecclesiasticus 34: