Fancy antique reliquaries sold at Sotheby’s - a visual retrospective

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A selection of the notable antique reliquaries offered by Sotheby's auction house in the past. Many of them sold at amounts several times above the original estimates. All images ©️ Sotheby’s

Sold £104500

Sold for £370 000

Sold £8750

Estimate $ 40000-60000

Sold £5000

Sold for €36750

Sold €5625

Sold £218500

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Sold £18750

Sold £56420

Sold €1920

Estimate €3200-3500

Sold $ 33000

Estimate $ 5000-8000

Sold $ 1022500

Sold £158500

Sold £182500

Estimate €25000-30000

Sold €125000