HOLY-WATER STOUP, ST VERONICA

Slovakia, Stupava, Kostka workshop, 19th / 20th century
A hanging figure of a saint modelled in high relief, holding in her hands the veil with the imprint of Christ`s face, which also serves as the holy-water basin, faience, white-glazed, painted in high-fire colours. H. 25 cm. Unmarked. Condition B/C. Abrasions and craquelured glaze. Provenance: from the collection of PhDr. Miroslav Boček (1915–2005).