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18th C Wax Devotional Icon of St Catherine of Alexandria, Giltwood Frame
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18th C Wax Devotional Icon of St Catherine of Alexandria, Giltwood Frame

18th century
Description

A

superb

Continental

18th century wax devotional icon

of St Catherine of Alexandria.

With wheel & sword

Possibly Spanish or Portuguese.

In very good condition

23cm h x 17cm w x 3cm d

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Junk Antiques & Interiors has dated this Giltwood Wax Devotional Icon to the 18th Century.

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SA1237095
Description
A

superb

Continental

18th century wax devotional icon

of St Catherine of Alexandria.

With wheel & sword

Possibly Spanish or Portuguese.

In very good condition

23cm h x 17cm w x 3cm d

Date of Manufacture

Junk Antiques & Interiors has dated this Giltwood Wax Devotional Icon to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1237095
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An 18th-century carved giltwood framed shadowbox displaying a polychrome wax figure of Saint Catherine of Alexandria flanked by decorative floral elements.
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Archive I An 18th-century carved giltwood framed shadowbox displaying a polychrome wax figure of Saint Catherine of Alexandria flanked by decorative floral elements.

18th C Wax Devotional Icon of St Catherine of Alexandria, Giltwood Frame

Archive II An 18th-century carved giltwood framed shadowbox displaying a polychrome wax figure of Saint Catherine of Alexandria flanked by decorative floral elements. View II
Archive III An 18th-century carved giltwood framed shadowbox displaying a polychrome wax figure of Saint Catherine of Alexandria flanked by decorative floral elements. View III
Archive IV An 18th-century carved giltwood framed shadowbox displaying a polychrome wax figure of Saint Catherine of Alexandria flanked by decorative floral elements. View IV
Archive V An 18th-century carved giltwood framed shadowbox displaying a polychrome wax figure of Saint Catherine of Alexandria flanked by decorative floral elements. View V
Archive VI An 18th-century carved giltwood framed shadowbox displaying a polychrome wax figure of Saint Catherine of Alexandria flanked by decorative floral elements. View VI
Archive VII An 18th-century carved giltwood framed shadowbox displaying a polychrome wax figure of Saint Catherine of Alexandria flanked by decorative floral elements. View VII
Archive VIII An 18th-century carved giltwood framed shadowbox displaying a polychrome wax figure of Saint Catherine of Alexandria flanked by decorative floral elements. View VIII
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An 18th-century carved giltwood framed shadowbox displaying a polychrome wax figure of Saint Catherine of Alexandria flanked by decorative floral elements.
18th c Wax Devotional Icon of St Catherine of Alexandria, Giltwood Frame
Ref: SA1237095
An 18th-century carved giltwood framed shadowbox displaying a polychrome wax figure of Saint Catherine of Alexandria flanked by decorative floral elements.
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  • ObjectDevotional Icon
  • Period18th century
  • StyleRococo
  • MaterialWax, Giltwood, Glass, Fabric, Wire
  • ColourWarm Gold
  • MotifsRocaille scrollwork, Cartouche frame, Spiked wheel symbol, Polychrome wax modelling

This 18th-century Continental devotional icon takes the form of a Rococo shadowbox, housing a polychrome wax figure of Saint Catherine of Alexandria complete with her traditional wheel and sword symbols. The warm gold giltwood frame displays elaborate rocaille scrollwork, curved mouldings, and an arched glass front enclosing the figure against a pale blue background with floral arrangements. Visible details include intricate wirework, delicate modelling, and subtle ageing along the carved wooden surfaces. Measuring 23 cm high by 17 cm wide by 3 cm deep, the piece mounts easily to a narrow wall space or sits on a narrow shelf within a living room, hallway, or study to add a traditional decorative accent.

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Wax devotional icons are three-dimensional religious images created for private prayer, featuring modelled beeswax figures set inside protective framed enclosures or shadowboxes, popular throughout 17th and 18th-century Europe.

Craftsmen utilised carved timber with gesso and gold leaf for the frame, while the central scene combined hand-modelled beeswax, metallic threads, glass beads, dried botanical elements, and fabric trims protected behind glass.

Authentic pieces exhibit natural age-related surface craquelure, oxidation on metallic elements, hand-blown glass irregularities, and hand-carved timber frames showing gesso ground under the gilding.

Mount the piece as an focal accent on a narrow wall space, integrate it into a curated gallery wall, or place it on a deep shelf alongside contrasting contemporary ceramics and structured greenery.

Display the item away from direct sunlight, radiators, and ambient heat sources to prevent the wax from softening. Dust the external giltwood frame lightly with a soft, dry brush and clean the glass face using a dry microfibre cloth.
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