Antique French Champleve Enamel Cross & Holy Water Font on Wood Mat in 9.75" Oval Frame cups with it being a cover

with it being a cover glass shy of excellent

The back side retains more gold coating than does the front of the frame

mid-Victorian era

has a hairline crack visible on the left side and noted with asterisk in the pictures

Antique French Champleve Enamel Cross & Holy Water Font on Wood Mat in 9.75" Oval Frame cups with it being a coverFabulous antique French Napoleon III to Belle Epoque era Holy water font, a beautiful piece with colorful champleve enamel & gilt bronze cross & lidded font displayed on a solid wood mat with crossed ribbon pattern gilt bronze 9 3 4" outer oval frame! Not sure if the wood mat is original, we most often see these old champleve enamel cross & font pieces with alabaster or marble but wood not unheard of and, as you can see here, quite visually