Antique French 15.5" Holy Water Font or Benitier, Champleve Enamel & Onyx, Personalized Souvenir document The thin natural wafer is

The thin natural wafer is without warp

the use of taxidermy and mounting specimens as decorative objects for the home or office was particularly popular in the Victorian era and so few true examples of the form and era survive today

not a bit of loss or damage to either painting

expanding to include similar made items for foreign locations

There is also a split in the bottom/base wood panel

Antique French 15.5" Holy Water Font or Benitier, Champleve Enamel & Onyx, Personalized Souvenir document The thin natural wafer isFabulous antique French Napoleon III to Belle Epoque era Holy water font or "benitier" with colorful and ornate champleve enamel on bronze cross & water font, beveled pale onyx plaque and mounted on a larger navy velvet covered wood panel! The addition of the label on the back with hand written personalization, etc. a fun aspect. I can't quite make out all of the script but you can see the dates and that it was a "Souvenir de Famille" (family memory)