"Saint James". Wrought silver reliquary bust. Colonial. 18th - 19th century.
Large figure of the apostle, completely covered with thick plates of embossed and wrought silver on a wooden base.
The body’s upper part is covered by a short cloak continuing to the beginning of the saint’s cape. All of this is worked in silver that has been embossed and chased all over its surface with vegetation motifs, pilgrim’s shells, leaves and the letters C facing each other and joined by small crowns.
In the centre of the front part is the space for the relic.
The hat is separate. It is made from a separate piece, and under it, the saint’s head is completely worked. The apostle’s face is magnificently chased, it looks as if it is a portrait.
55 x 40 x 28 cm