DETAILS
An antique holy water font, cast with a guardian angel with a child standing beneath a neo-Gothic architectural arch over a basin. This small holy water font (stoup), would hang on the wall of a Christian church, monastery or private home and hold blessed holy water. Probably made in Hanau.
STYLE
Gothic Revival
PLACE OF ORIGIN
Germany | Europe
MAKER
Unidentified maker. Y. S.
MARKS
Hallmarked: crescent / crown / 800 / Y.S.
WEIGHT
131.2 grams
PERIOD
Late 19th/early 20th century
DATE
Circa 1900
DIMENSIONS
Width 2.5 Depth 1.5 Height 7.75 inches