Set of Three French Parish Offertory Boxes, Dated 1852 St Philomène • St Anne • St Augustin France Original painted pine with gilt decoration Light wear to bindings consistent

Light wear to bindings consistent with age

This moody and atmospheric oil landscape

especially when still legible nearly 200 years later

published in Brussels in 1862 by Ad

An Italian-born composer who made his mark in Paris

Set of Three French Parish Offertory Boxes, Dated 1852 St Philomène • St Anne • St Augustin France Original painted pine with gilt decoration Light wear to bindings consistentSet of Three French Parish Offertory Boxes, Dated 1852 St Philomne St Anne St Augustin France Original painted pine with gilt decoration An extraordinary and deeply moving set of three French parish offertory boxes, all dated 1852, each dedicated to a specific saint and inscribed with the name of its original donor. Painted in a rich church teal with parcel gilt panels, stenciled lettering, and molded decorative appliqus, these boxes were once part of