A George Hunt silver and enamel reliquary holder

A George Hunt silver and enamel reliquary holder, hexagonal section, set with cast saints in pierced alcoves, below a domed cupola enamelled in green and blue set with pink and blue stones and pearl finial, the domed compartment with glass liner and note 'One of a pair. Exhibited in 1908 by George Hunt at the Silversmiths Exhibition, London' stamped GH shield to base 8.5cm. high

Provenance

private collection

Catalogue Notes

the paper note continues ' I am told that Queen Mary purchased the other one'

Literature

George Edward Hunt The Silent Work of an Arts and Crafts Jeweller Bonhams November-December 2006, page 42-34 catalogue number 83 for a comparable phial.