Holy Water Font Italian Pewter (Peltro)
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These are two very lovely Italian holy water font. The material is pewter and they are from the late 18th century.
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My husband and I come into these beautiful antiques while we were in Ravenna, Italy. We bought these from an antique shop in the city centre of Ravenna.
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The two items have almost similar design, but they are not exactly the same. Thus, we think that these two are not a pair.
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The seller told us that the materials is pewter and that they are from the late 18th century. And they are of neoclassic style.
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I would have thought that these holy water fonts are used probably in individual homes.
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They serve as examples of religious antiques from the late 18th century in neoclassic style.