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AN ANTIQUE PADUAN SILVER-MOUNTED DEVOTIONAL PAINTING OF THE VIRGIN ANNUNCIATE
The silver by G. Fontana, Padua, 1864
Bust-length overall, the Virgin's face, neck, and hands clasped on her chest in oil on canvas on pine panel, the panel otherwise covered in sheet silver, the cowl, robes, and gilt nimbus in repoussé work, signed and dated by Fontana in the work below, with a group of three pre-unification assay marks upper right, electronically testing as 90–95% silver fineness
40cnm high, 32cm wide, 3cm deep
The silver by G. Fontana, Padua, 1864
Bust-length overall, the Virgin's face, neck, and hands clasped on her chest in oil on canvas on pine panel, the panel otherwise covered in sheet silver, the cowl, robes, and gilt nimbus in repoussé work, signed and dated by Fontana in the work below, with a group of three pre-unification assay marks upper right, electronically testing as 90–95% silver fineness
40cnm high, 32cm wide, 3cm deep
Estimate $1,000 - $1,400
Decorative Arts
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8826
6:00pm - 16 November 2026
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Fri 13 - Sun 15 November, 11am - 5pm
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn VIC
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
decorativearts@leonardjoel.com.au
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