Matthew Young The stone walls in that corner look like theyve been there since the 1890s build. Those vases sit right where the old masons left the thicker blocks.

Zuzana Nováková Those vases look really nicely maintained. I would like to see them live.

Cristina Dobre The stone walls there really seem to be from the original construction, you can see how they have been roughly hewn at the corners. The dishes sit exactly on that wider edge left by the masons.

Daniel Miller Those thicker blocks do make a solid shelf for them. The gold one could use a quick polish on the rim though.

Bogdan Radu These dishes look well maintained, especially the silver one. Our church, St. Demetrius, has some similar vessels on the same stone edge.

Δήμητρα Παπαγεωργίου These stone bases are indeed from the original construction of 1890, the marble in the vases is brought from the quarries of Crete even today. The silver looks cleaner up close.

Bojana Nikolić Yes, the silver one looks cleaner than the gold one, you can see that it has been wiped regularly.

Иван Орлов The silver vase actually shines cleaner, it is clear that it is touched more often. And the gold one at the rim has already darkened.

Đorđe Petrović Yes, silver is always better maintained. Here in Belgrade, on the feast of Holy Friday, they also wipe silver objects every week before the liturgy.

Michal Šimko Those vases are right under that low stone ledge where the light from the window reflects on the silver edge. The gold looks a bit duller, but both are cleaned up nicely.

Michael Clark Yeah the silver one does look cleaner up close. Id like to see them in person sometime.

Емил Атанасов Yes, the silver looks more shiny. Where exactly was this photo taken?

Julia Wagner The silver one looks really freshly cleaned; in our choir we always wipe it down straight after the service.

Νίκος Αναγνώστου The silver looks cleaner up close, I agree with Dimitra.

Дарья Макарова The silver vase really looks fresher, it is clear that it is regularly wiped before the service. Here in Minsk, in the Church of St. Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir, the same ones stand on a stone ledge.

Theresa Wagner The silver vase has a really fresh shine, you can see the traces of polish on the edge. In our kitchen in Frankfurt we always polish the brass molds with the same soft cloth as the church silver.

Людмила Шевченко Yes, the silver looks cleaner, especially on that stone. In our church, in honor of the holy martyr Victor, such vases are also placed on the ledge in front of the icons.