CHURCH LAMP. SILVER. CÁDIZ, SPAIN, 18TH CENTURY (1767).
Antiques - Miscellaneus / Silver
Reference: ZF1315
Votive lamp. Silver in its natural color. Cadiz, 18th century (1767). No contrast marks. It has an inscription. Ceiling lamp made of silver in its natural color, consisting of a deep lower part divided into levels by a series of moldings, ending in a ring and decorated with plant and architectural elements; a series of chains alternating elongated links with round rings; and a top finial that is reminiscent in its shapes and decoration of the aforementioned lower area. Within a shield surmounted by a crown appears an inscription relating to the donor and the date: “In honor of Don Manuel Joseph de Alba. Made in Cadiz in the year 1767.” A protocol (record number 27_1767_12485, folio 115vta-117, place of record Jalapa) is preserved at the University of Veracruz, mentioning Don Manuel José de Alba, legitimate son of Don Juan José de Alba and Doña Beatriz de Aragón, a native of the town of Chiclana and resident of the city of Cadiz, living in Jalapa. Someone with this same name (probably the one alluded to in the piece) appears in documents from 1767 from the Corpus Christi Convent of Alcalá de los Gazules. Votive lamps are a type of liturgical vestment whose function was to burn and illuminate either an image to which there was strong devotion or the Blessed Sacrament. They were frequently found accompanying the tabernacles in chapels. Several early examples are preserved, primarily in private collections and ecclesiastical institutions. Compare, for example, with the one by Juan del Río from 1720 in New Mexico (Franz Mayer Museum, Mexico City, Mexico), three from the 18th century in the church of Santa María de Tobed (Zaragoza, Spain), another from 1788 in the parish of Nuestra Señora de Gracia in Montalbán de Córdoba (Spain), etc. Weight: 3020 grams.
· Size: 46x46x115 cms.
3.500 €
