sterling silver, hallmarked (small Viennese hallmark with sample 3, dog's head and letter A, goldsmith's monogram illegible); height 17.8 cm, width 8.2 cm; weight 86 g.
Austria, Vienna, late 19th century.
Commemorative cross with hook for hanging, with beams of flat bars, with a figure of Christ stretched on them, with arms spread wide, raised, with head bent, facing right, in perisonium on hips, with legs crossed at bottom; at top of cross a plate with IN/RI inscription; on back an engraved German inscription "Andenken an die hl. Taufe / von deinem Pathen / Franz Carl Graf Seilern" with the date "22/Juni/1911".
Original bookbinding case covered with maroon leather, with embossed gilt palmette border; inside lined with navy blue velour and écru silk, with printed name of jewelry company - LUDWIG WANN / JUWELIER / STEFANSPLATZ 6 / WIEN
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