Figure - Virgen en Pedestal - Silver, Marble






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Virgin on a marble and silver pedestal from Spain, dating to 1850–1900, measuring 20 × 14 × 8 cm and weighing about 3 kg, in good used condition with minor signs of aging and imperfections.
Description from the seller
It is an image that gathers all the devotional nobility of the nineteenth century, built from an exquisite combination of worked silver and polished marble that serves as a pedestal. The figure of the Virgin, crowned and in a serene pose, is modeled with that characteristic detail of nineteenth-century metalwork: soft folds, sweet faces, a presence that seeks to convey recollection rather than theatricality. The Child, held naturally, completes the scene with a classical harmony, typical of workshops that followed Baroque and Neoclassical models reinterpreted for domestic devotion.
Behind the image unfolds a radiance of golden metal, worked in filigree and rays that radiate from the center like a sacred sun. This element, so typical of nineteenth-century imagery, adds symbolic depth and makes the figure a focal point of spiritual light. The contrast between the cool silver of the sculpture and the warm gold of the radiance creates a visual balance that enhances the solemnity of the whole.
The marble pedestal, in soft tones with elegant veining, supports the figure with an almost architectural dignity. Its metallic fittings, also ornamented, act as a transition between stone and metal, reinforcing the idea of a piece conceived to endure, to preside over a domestic altar or a prayer space with firm and quiet presence.
Overall, it is a work that blends goldsmithing, imagery, and noble materials, a nineteenth-century devotional piece that preserves intact its symbolic strength and its artisanal beauty.
Insured shipping and careful packaging.
Seller's Story
It is an image that gathers all the devotional nobility of the nineteenth century, built from an exquisite combination of worked silver and polished marble that serves as a pedestal. The figure of the Virgin, crowned and in a serene pose, is modeled with that characteristic detail of nineteenth-century metalwork: soft folds, sweet faces, a presence that seeks to convey recollection rather than theatricality. The Child, held naturally, completes the scene with a classical harmony, typical of workshops that followed Baroque and Neoclassical models reinterpreted for domestic devotion.
Behind the image unfolds a radiance of golden metal, worked in filigree and rays that radiate from the center like a sacred sun. This element, so typical of nineteenth-century imagery, adds symbolic depth and makes the figure a focal point of spiritual light. The contrast between the cool silver of the sculpture and the warm gold of the radiance creates a visual balance that enhances the solemnity of the whole.
The marble pedestal, in soft tones with elegant veining, supports the figure with an almost architectural dignity. Its metallic fittings, also ornamented, act as a transition between stone and metal, reinforcing the idea of a piece conceived to endure, to preside over a domestic altar or a prayer space with firm and quiet presence.
Overall, it is a work that blends goldsmithing, imagery, and noble materials, a nineteenth-century devotional piece that preserves intact its symbolic strength and its artisanal beauty.
Insured shipping and careful packaging.
