Tabernacle portal ,ciborium , gilded wood with pelican late 1700s

Beautiful gilded and carved wooden ciborium portal depicting pelican ( Eucharistic symbol par excellence, the pelican, in religious art, is often depicted erected above its nest placed on the top of the cross in the act of feeding its young and becomes, by "translation," the image of the Spirit that calls to mind the heavenly purity of God). Italian manufacture late 18th century ,on the back it bears cross embroidered on silk- measure h.52 cm -width.32 cm -thickness 4 cm