Altar Frontal
A church silver altar frontal panel of 'The Five Holy Wounds'
Estimate: PHP 200,000 - 220,000
Mid 19th century
Repoussé silver set in a contemporary kamagong frame
53 x 74 cm (21 x 29 in)
Provenance:
Private collection, Manila
A devotional panel made of a massive sheet of repoussé and chased silver depicting the Five Holy Wounds of Jesus Christ in a cartouche with a Neoclassical Roman Revival festoon. Although the ecclesiastical narrative may be a copy from a European woodblock print, the workmanship suggests Chinese silver workmanship with cartouche borders suggestive of stylized lotus petals.
Lot 160 of the Salcedo Auctions auction on 18 March 2023. Please see www.salcedoauctions.com for more information.
Altar Frontal
A church silver altar frontal panel of 'The Five Holy Wounds'
Estimate: PHP 200,000 - 220,000
Mid 19th century
Repoussé silver set in a contemporary kamagong frame
53 x 74 cm (21 x 29 in)
Provenance:
Private collection, Manila
A devotional panel made of a massive sheet of repoussé and chased silver depicting the Five Holy Wounds of Jesus Christ in a cartouche with a Neoclassical Roman Revival festoon. Although the ecclesiastical narrative may be a copy from a European woodblock print, the workmanship suggests Chinese silver workmanship with cartouche borders suggestive of stylized lotus petals.
Lot 160 of the Salcedo Auctions auction on 18 March 2023. Please see www.salcedoauctions.com for more information.