RARE Antique Eighteenth Century Silk Framed Monastery Work Reliquary|Ex Voto Saint Jacobus

A rare and authentic example of eighteenth century monastery work, this beautiful reliquary honors St. Jacobus. This reliquary comes from a small eighteenth century collection residing in France. It dates towards 1790. This reliquary would have been carefully created by either a monk or nun in the eighteenth century. This type of work was done within the religious orders and offers great individuality and artistic perfection with the limited materials of the time. This example is exquisite with a painted image of St. Jacobus which has the quality of fine manuscript paintings. The central image is a very delicate paper lace Holy Card. The central lace medallion has a vellum medallion which bears a fine hand painted image of Saint Jacobus. The image is richly detailed in the regal hues of Royal Blue, rose, golden yellow and deep pink. The artist has used these same hues to paint tiny flowers on top of the lace. Hand applied gilt forms a curvaceous frame atop the paper lace around the