BELLECK LADY OF KNOCK FONT 7" PORCELAIN 24K GOLD WALL HANGING DONEGAL IRELAND

Description

BELLECK
LADY OF KNOCK FONT
PORCELAIN WALL HANGING
MARKED ON BOTTOM
DONEGAL
by
BELLECK 1857
Skillfully handcrafted from creamy ivory porcelain, with 24-Carat Gold accents the Lady of Knock Font is a spectacular piece of work that shows off exquisite craftsmanship,
materials and techniques that have been handed down from generation to generation.
As a piece of porcelain, it is also naturally strong, hard, and boasts an ethereal shine.
Knock Shrine is a Catholic pilgrimage site and National Shrine in the village of Knock, County Mayo, Ireland. On the evening of 21 August 1879, at about 8 o'clock in the evening, fifteen people, whose ages ranged from five years to seventy-five and included men, women, teenagers and children, witnessed what they claimed was an apparition of Our Lady, Saint Joseph, and Saint John the Evangelist at the south gable end of the local small parish church, the Church of Saint John the Baptist. Behind them and a little to the left of Saint John was a plain altar. On the altar was a cross and a lamb with adoring angels. It is now an international site of pilgrimage and has been visted by a number of popes notably by John Paul II in 1979.
Measures 7 1/8" tall
Made in Ireland
Excellent condition