DETAILS
A small vintage, Italian silver religious wall font used to hold holy water in a church or home chapel. Cast with a flying winged cherub seated on billowing fabric. The angel is framed by a scrollwork and shell frame with a crown finial above a shell-form holy water basin.
STYLE
Rococo Revival
PLACE OF ORIGIN
Central Italy | Europe
MAKER
Giovanni Raspini (Pieve al Toppo, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy, 1972-)
MARKS
Stamped: G. Raspini; 800
WEIGHT
20.7 grams
DATE
Late 20th century
DIMENSIONS
Width 1.5 Depth 0.75 Height 3 inches