VTG 18th Old World Embossed Brass Catholic Church Altar BIBLE CASE BOX Victorian For Sale

For sale is an unusual Victorian Artifact Circa  early 18th Century OLD WORLD ( maybe older ) brass ornated, Felt covered Antique \"Real Time Period\" Bible box. This is an exceptional example of Hand made early VictoriaN Church Cathedral tabletop Bible box artifact, YOU WILL NOT FIND ANYTHING LIKE IT ANY WHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD -If you observe in detail the Artistic creator of this piece of art took the time, patience were added to craft this beautiful sculpted Vatican Bible box

CONDITION :

The Box is in very good vintage condition for its age with some normal wear , really nice shape .  The bible box has a latch to keep it closed and is covered in Red felt  the felt is held together with vintage nails , I belive the iner parts are made of wood. The hand brass hardware and lock are original time period to the piece. It\'s just missing a single piece to hold latch up, witch can easily be replaced

I bought it from an old Antique collector that was getting ready to sell part of his collection, he said he got it from from an old WORLD Cathedral Church in the city of Chicago that was going to be torn down.

If you have any more information about this box, any similar one anywhere, please don\'t hesitate to send me a message , it might  be worth a lot more, and I\'m not aware lol .

VALUABLE:

Their is NO similar one selling on or in ANY Antique dealer website,  I repeat , you will NOT find a similar one anywhere in the world,  maybe only in a private collection described below. Usually you find these with extreme damage,  broken  , ripped or torn inside or out. So its really rare to find one that\'s complete and still 100% intact for the past 100years  .Similar old world pieces go as much as $5,000 or more

Don\'t be foled by Amateurs craftsmanship because Just about anybody who could afford nails, a few planks of wood, and a hammer could improvise a bible box.

This is a Vintage horror movie quality, lord of the rings old , meaning you put this on a movie scene and it will make the scene look old and believable to the time period.

I recently viewed a Guillermo Del Toro interview were he mentioned that he skewed and search the inner depth Trenches of to find his movie props , so hopefully he finds my one of a kind Antique bible box and puts it in his movie :)

This 1800\'s Bible box ( maybe older )  has beautiful details and it is in remarkably good condition. The stunning overal design with the detailed embossed brass decorations on the sides and the back are an absolute joy to look at. However, what makes this particular and stand out from other ones you have seen before is the Cherubs Putti boy Angel brass sculpture on the front. This particularly bible box with its unique design has been really well looked after and it is now ready to be enjoyed and taken care of by a new custodian. The workmanship with which this brass decorations has been created is something that you don\'t see anymore in this day and age. The amount of work that has gone into creating this sculpture would make it extremely expensive today and have you also noticed how and with how many nails this sculpture has been tightened to the wooden base frame.

We are certain that we don\'t have to tell our collecting clients about the deeper meaning of this church relic and we expect it too to find a good home soon, because it is great value for money. 

Make sure to look at all the pictures as its apart of the description.  You will get what you see.

Shipping :

Your purchases will be extremely well packaged with Tracking number,  extra insurance and signature apon delivery is required. 

HISTORY:

In much of Europe this kind of box was produced in many different materials, such as wood, metal or ceramics, in simple or extremely ornate styles. Bible boxes were popular in the 17th to 18th century. Many of the more refined exampleps can be found in museums

17th and 18th-century boxes…are often called by a 19th-century name –“Bible boxes \" : the name is a typical piece of Victorian religious medievalism. Boxes were obviously used to store far more than just Bibles. Their only a few recorded boxes actually containing just a Bible: for example the inventory of John Coleby, of Amesbury, Massachusetts (1673-74) included: “Box with linen therein and a bible.”

The first recorded boxes were from late 16th to 17th. They were  certainly made to hold a Bible. It is much smaller than any general-purpose box of that date, and it is carved, painted and decorated – most significantly upon the lid, which regular boxes never were. Usually Bibles would have been very expensive, and I expect that it was used in a church, and possibly carried by the priest when he traveled to visit the sick or the dying. This is the only literal “Bible Box” that I have ever seen – pardon my excitement.

Bibles held great value to a family and could be kept in a nicely mad locked box away from critters and sticky hands. Many of the bibles owned in America during the 1800s were quite large and the early boxes were large enough to house them.

In the American Colonies, the joiner or box-maker was hard at work crafting boxes very similar to those being made by his contemporaries back in England. Quite a few English craftsmen came to America and it was only natural that they would incorporate many of the designs they learned in their native land into the furniture they were making here.

\" In Colonial America boxes where produced locally in a great variety of styles and finishes, by amateurs and professionals. Just about anybody who could afford nails, a few planks of wood, and a hammer could improvise a Bible box. Don\'t be foled by Amateurs craftsmanship because Just about anybody who could afford nails, a few planks of wood, and a hammer could improvise a bible box \" .

Since the quality of the carpentry was basic, the value of a box is determined more by its design than by any other factor, and the best of the box makers were skilled with vigorous sense of design.

Like most 17th 18th-century vernacular furniture, boxes were decorated with repeated, formal patterns

Prices can range from $500 to many thousands, depending on age and condition. Some common faults that do not detract from value include a lost hasp or lock, hinges replaced in the 18th-century or small wood losses. Conversely, faults that do reduce value are a replaced lid or bottom, newer carvings or major wood restoration.