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THB18th C. Spanish Colonial Silver Repousse Panels (pr)
Lot 79a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Oct 3, 2019
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2019-10-03 10:00:00
2019-10-03 10:00:00
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Bidsquare : Exceptional Day 2: Pre-Columbian & Tribal Art
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Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Pre-Columbian from the ancient Americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial and fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Pre-Columbian from the ancient Americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial and fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
New World, probably Bolivia or Peru, Spanish Colonial period, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A stunning pair of 95-96% silver decorative panels. Each is an elongated trapezoid, wider at its top end than its lower. Repousse motifs create an ornate and bold textured surface on each. Surmounted by an angel with elaborately feathered wings is a series of floral and scrollwork decoration. Iron nails - three still present - and perforations from them around the edge show how this was attached to a wooden backing, perhaps on a personal chest or other type of furniture. Comes on a 20th century wooden frame. Size of panel: 8.5" W x 16.75" H (21.6 cm x 42.5 cm); size of frame: 10.75" W x 19.45" H (27.3 cm x 49.4 cm) (the two are nearly identical in size); silver is 95-96% pure
Silver decorative items like these attest to the mineral wealth of the Spanish New World colonies - indeed, from ca. 1575 to 1635 CE, the Spanish city of Potosi (now Bolivia), produced roughly half of the world's silver! Even after Potosi reached its peak with a dramatic currency fixing scandal in the 1640s, elite Spanish colonists continued to use silver for devotional purposes and to display and flaunt their wealth. Woman wore silver heeled shoes, church statues had silver crowns and halos, and all types of furniture gained silver panels like this to decorate them. These give us a wonderful idea of how an upper class Spanish colonial home looked.
Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection
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#149259Tiny losses from peripheries. Each panel is slightly bent with a few small tears. Some of the original nails remain. Both are mounted on separate 20th century wood frames with red velvet backings that have signs of wear commensurate with age. One of these frames has some white paint along its top.Condition
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