19th c. Mexican Retablo "Veronica's Veil" c.1880 Accent Chairs Adopting the Chesterfield’s distinctive

Adopting the Chesterfield’s distinctive

metal blades and decorative base

Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb circa late 1950's

original case and cover

much as today's UPS or DHL companies use roads and air transport

19th c. Mexican Retablo "Veronica's Veil" c.1880 Accent Chairs Adopting the Chesterfield’s distinctiveABOUT An original 19th century Mexican folk retablo "Veronica's Veil" or "El Divono Rostro" in Spain . Oil paint on tin. The Veil of Veronica, known in Italian as the Volto Santo or Holy Face, is a Roman Catholic Relic which, according to legend, bears the likeness of the Face of Jesus that was imprinted on it prior to Jesus' crucifixion. According to Roman Catholicism, Saint Veronica encountered Jesus in Jeruselum on the way to Calvary. When she