This feast for the eyes features coloured glass and gems, amber and wax floral and foliage reliefs, engraved mother-of-pearl, silver filigree borders, embossed silver and copper sheets, gilt bronze elements, engraved figures and flowers in ivory, small salmon-coloured coral, agate, porphyry and lapis lazuli stones, and tortoiseshell frames. The artwork served as a devotional item in a private home. It is of Sicilian make, possibly from Messina. The central scene depicts the vision of St Anthony of Padua within a lavish architectural setting. On heavenly clouds, the Christ Child, in the Virgin Mary’s lap, reaches down to the kneeling St Anthony. God appears above the saint holding a globe, while the Holy Spirit completes the Trinity. A cherub approaches St Anthony with a lily stalk as a symbol of purity, while another carries a book as a symbol of wisdom. The beautiful workmanship and dazzling materials evoke the beauty of heaven which St Anthony inhabits in this vision.