A Well Cast 19thC Architectural Cast-Iron Memorial; ‘Beata Est Anima Eius’ antiques To each coral section there

To each coral section there are the odd tiny parts lacking

and true to nature" (Choulant-Frank pp

though the lock is later

with the textures of the fabrics to the clothes of the subjects and the application of light being particularly well realised

5 inches (with rockers)

A Well Cast 19thC Architectural Cast-Iron Memorial; ‘Beata Est Anima Eius’ antiques To each coral section thereOrigin: French Period: 2nd Empire Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 90 Height: 22. 5 inches Width: 25 inches Depth: 4 inches The well cast iron architectural memorial element, probably an overdoor, having two maidens in hooded gowns with their eyes shut in respect and mourning each holding a funerary wreath and flanking a central cartouche with the Latin text, just decipherable; Beata est anima eius' (Blessed is his her soul'), from Ecclesiasticus 34: