Estimate

18.000 - 30.000

Session 3

16 March 2022

Hammer Price

Description

Finely carved wood of lacquered and blue, orange and green marbled decoration
Altar basement of protruding pediment with central raised cross expanding laterally into marbled panels that accompany the U shaped altar
The upper central niche is formed by small eucharistic throne with three steps framed by blue marbled frieze and flanked by carved volutes surmounted by small dais.
The sides of the central niche evolve in panels with finely carved Corinthian columns with alcoves for religious imagery and carved panels
Surmounting the central alcove a panel depicting a relief and lacquered Holy Spirit dove surmounted by large dais
Arched crowning of double carved soffit of scrolls and foliage motifs decoration joined at the centre by angel's head motif framed by floral and shell motifs
Portugal, 18th century
(losses, faults and restoration)

500x353x130 cm

Category

Furniture

Additional Information

Provenance:
The Lobo da Gama palace oratory, Evora

Note:
Dismantled in the 1940s this main altar was donated by the Lobo da Gama palace owners for the chapel of a hospital who was never built. After some decades of uncertainty the altar was returned to the donor family who started the long process of restoring it.
It is with great pleasure that Veritas presents such an unusual lot for sale, both for its dimension and for its exceptional quality, which is so clearly representative of 18th century Portuguese cabinet making