Christ with Crown of Thorns / Veronica's Veil, 19th C. Spanish Colonial Retablo on Tin sandwich especially the early sets

especially the early sets

It's about as large a wooden top as I’ve seen

It's a cigar box so pretty light in weight but structurally sound and the lid opens and closes smoothly

Such a curious vase

Christ with Crown of Thorns / Veronica's Veil, 19th C. Spanish Colonial Retablo on Tin sandwich especially the early setsThe wear to the surface on this 19th c. retablo makes it appear almost as if a real crown of thorns had been mounted on top of it, scraping away the paint with its sharp points and making this portrait of Jesus feel all the more dramatic. Though tightly cropped, I believe the subject depicted here is Veronica's Veil, with the drape of the cloth visible across the top of the painting against dark blue background and I especially like that the thorns of