Thursday, May 24, 2018

Marble Sanctuary Furniture Hand Carved in Italy




Henninger's recently installed a set of marble sanctuary furniture for St. Jude Church in Columbiana, Ohio.  The furniture set included:
  • Altar of Sacrifice
  • Altar of Repose
  • Ambo
  • Baptismal Font
This project was a successful collaboration of the three company team that is featured on Hand Carved in Italy (www.handcarvedinitaly.com): Henninger's, Franco Spagnoli, and Ferdinand Stuflesser 1875.  The following images will help illustrate the different steps that made this project a reality:

Design Phase


Henninger's Altar of Sacrifice Design

Henninger's Altar of Repose Design

Henninger's Baptismal Font Design

 



Material Selection


Material Selection in Italy
Calacatta Gold Marble


Material Selection - Calacatta Gold

Shop Drawings

Altar of Sacrifice Shop Drawings by Franco Spagnoli

Baptismal Font Shop Drawings by Franco Spagnoli

Fabrication

Work in Progress mosaic medallion by Ferdinand Stuflesser 1875
Finished Mosaic medallion (flipped for flat installation)

Franco attaching mosaic medallion on front of Altar of Sacrifice
Completed Baptismal Font

Work in Progress Baptismal Font Base


Work in progress Altar of Repose
Assembly of Altar of Repose in Spagnoli workshop
















Assembly of Altar of Repose in Spagnoli Workshop







Installation

Altar installation by Henninger's
Altar installation by Henninger's

Altar installation by Henninger's

 

Finished Pieces

Completed Ambo
Completed Altar of Repose

Completed Baptismal Font
Completed Altar of Sacrifice