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holy water font
Italy
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this is a silver holy water font made in Palermo (Sicily) - Italy in 18th century by a silversmith who used the mark "VB" and a "sitting mastiff".
The silver has also later hallmarks used in Sicily after 1823.
The holy water font has floral decorations with garlands and a pair of rectangular holes that, maybe, once contained a coral fitting.
The holy water font is 5 1/2 in. high (cm. 14) and was bought from an Italian dealer at an Antique Fair.
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this is a silver holy water font made in Palermo (Sicily) - Italy in 18th century by a silversmith who used the mark "VB" and a "sitting mastiff". 
