Le Sacre Coeur de Marie (SOLD)

My most recent creation, Le Sacre Coeur de Marie.

From an antique lace holy card, an assemblage of the Sacred Heart of Mary is captured inside an antique two sided Victorian sterling silver paste locket. The reverse has an image of The Sacred Heart of Mary wrapped in a crown of roses.

The locket suspends from an antique Victorian sterling silver bangle. The bracelet is further embellished with an antique Miraculous Mary medal and flaming heart ex voto.

ANTIQUE FRENCH NOTRE DAME RELIQUARY

I recently found this beautiful French iconic reliquary detailed in several fleurs de lis. The doors open to reveal Miraculous Mary in a long flowing gown holding a rosary. The top has N and D for Notre Dame (French for Our Lady) and a crown. It measures 2.5" tall. What a superb 19th century relic.

STIGMATA

"I bear on my body the marks of Jesus," taken from the last line of Saint Paul's letter to the Galatians.

Stigmata: a term defined as Holy wounds inflicted on Jesus during the crucifixion.

This little handmade reliquary is my personal favorite. It's decorated with vintage ephemera, antique lace and two tiny antique German bisque doll arms that embrace an antique sterling silver Flaming Sacred Heart ex voto carved with a crown of thorns and wounds Jesus received during the crucifixion. This ex voto hangs from the center and swings freely inside to add movement.

I added glittering silver Angel's hair to give an ethereal touch which mimic silver threads often used to decorate true antique reliquaries. The text, "Faithful," and its definition are from an antique dictionary. All this soldered behind glass.

A tiny antique German Biedermeier bisque head finishes the piece. All this hangs from an antique mother of pearl rosary.

GOD BLESS AMERICA

I've been somber these past few weeks now that the tenth anniversary of 9/11 and the attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon approaches. I remember the tragedy as if it were yesterday. That day will continue to haunt me until the day I die. May God Bless all those who died needlessly on that unforgiveable day. GOD BLESS AMERICA.

RELICS EARRINGS I

Newly listed to Metal Corset are these assemblage earrings featuring many rare antique religious relics/artifacts. Part of my relics series, these earrings coordinate with the relics bracelet.

From each earring hangs a beautiful antique reliquary.

One has a antique French brass Notre Dame De Lourdes reliquary, and the other an antique sterling silver Miraculous Mary reliquary featuring an antique image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus under glass.

Each earring also features an antique Flaming Sacred Heart ex voto and an antique Miraculous Mary medal.

All these beautiful relics hang from an antique Art Deco paste connector.

WIND BENEATH MY WINGS

(SOLD)

Newly listed to Metal Corset is this gorgeous religious assemblage necklace which I created by combining an Art Deco sterling silver paste Saint Esprit dove brooch and antique French 1800s Flaming Sacred Heart Ex Voto Reliquary.

The antique French Flaming Sacred Heart Ex Voto reliquary was used to house devotional messages inside and placed on a Saint in a place of worship and is very rare.

GEORGIAN EUROPEAN SILVER PASTE DROP CROSS PENDANT/BROOCH

Newly listed to Metal CorsetII is this exquisite and rare paste drop cross pendant/brooch.

This ornately designed Georgian cross features several European hand cut foil backed paste stones set in sterling silver. The drop articulates from the center highlighting a large pear shaped paste stone.

The pinback is a later Victorian addition allowing it to be worn as either a pendant or brooch.

It is in almost perfect condition which is very rare for a piece more than 200 years old. What a find!