Figure - Virgen en Pedestal - Silver, Marble






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Virgen en Pedestal, dated 1850–1900, crafted in Spain from silver with a marble pedestal, 20 cm high, 14 cm wide, 8 cm deep, weighing 3 kg, in good used condition with signs of age and minor imperfections.
Description from the seller
It is an image that gathers all the devotional nobility of the nineteenth century, constructed from an exquisite combination of worked silver and polished marble serving as a pedestal. The figure of the Virgin, crowned and serene in attitude, is molded with that level of detail characteristic of nineteenth-century goldsmithing: soft folds, sweet faces, a presence that seeks to convey reverence more 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 gilded 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 turns the figure into a point of spiritual light. The contrast between the sculpture's cool silver and the warm gold of the glow creates a visual balance that enhances the solemnity of the whole.
The marble pedestal, with soft tones and elegant veining, supports the figure with an almost architectural dignity. Its metal finials, 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, silent presence.
Overall, it is a work that combines goldsmithing, imagery, and noble materials, a nineteenth-century devotional piece that retains intact its symbolic strength and its artisanal beauty.
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Seller's Story
It is an image that gathers all the devotional nobility of the nineteenth century, constructed from an exquisite combination of worked silver and polished marble serving as a pedestal. The figure of the Virgin, crowned and serene in attitude, is molded with that level of detail characteristic of nineteenth-century goldsmithing: soft folds, sweet faces, a presence that seeks to convey reverence more 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 gilded 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 turns the figure into a point of spiritual light. The contrast between the sculpture's cool silver and the warm gold of the glow creates a visual balance that enhances the solemnity of the whole.
The marble pedestal, with soft tones and elegant veining, supports the figure with an almost architectural dignity. Its metal finials, 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, silent presence.
Overall, it is a work that combines goldsmithing, imagery, and noble materials, a nineteenth-century devotional piece that retains intact its symbolic strength and its artisanal beauty.
Certified shipping and careful packaging.
