A Well Cast 19thC Architectural Cast-Iron Memorial; ‘Beata Est Anima Eius’ antiques and in 1764

and in 1764

Hallmarked for 1888

On both the shields

though the lock is later

5 inches (with rockers)

A Well Cast 19thC Architectural Cast-Iron Memorial; ‘Beata Est Anima Eius’ antiques and in 1764Origin: French Period: 2nd Empire Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 90 Height: 22. 5 inches Width: 25 inches Depth: 4 inches The well cast iron architectural memorial element, probably an overdoor, having two maidens in hooded gowns with their eyes shut in respect and mourning each holding a funerary wreath and flanking a central cartouche with the Latin text, just decipherable; Beata est anima eius' (Blessed is his her soul'), from Ecclesiasticus 34: