Lot 808

Italian Baroque Angel & Spanish Colonial Virgin Mary, Pair

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Italian Baroque Angel & Spanish Colonial Virgin Mary, Pair
Italian Baroque Angel & Spanish Colonial Virgin Mary, Pair
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Italian Baroque Angel & Spanish Colonial Virgin Mary, Pair

Estimate: $600 - $900

Current Bid: $250

(1 Bid)
by Artemis Fine Arts
July 30, 2026 8:00 AM MDT
Live Auction
686 S. Taylor Avenue
Suite 108
Louisville, CO, US 80027

Western Europe, Italy, Baroque period, ca. late 17th century CE; Spanish Colonial, ca. 18th century CE. A pair of devotional wood figures: a late 17th-century Italian angel and an 18th-century Spanish Colonial Virgin Mary, each carved, gessoed, painted, and gilded in the Baroque tradition. The Virgin has glass eyes. The Virgin kneels on a rocky base with her hand to her chest, her carved hair falling down her back, with remnants of gold and painted floral motifs on her pink, orange, and blue robes. The angel, smaller in scale and with more wear, strides forward in a gold robe, with the torso twisted and knee bent to suggest motion. The arms and wings are lost, though remnants of polychrome and carving remain. Size of larger (Mary): 4" L x 5" W x 10.1" H (10.2 cm x 12.7 cm x 25.7 cm)

Together, the figures reflect a transatlantic tradition of sacred art, designed to captivate the faithful and make the divine visible.

Figures like these were common in both public chapels and private domestic shrines, where they served not only as objects of veneration but as visual conduits for divine presence. Though separated by distance and origin, the two share a language of devotion - rooted in Catholic ritual and Baroque theatricality.

Provenance: ex-Jasper collection, Illinois, USA; ex-Dennis Herr collection; ex-Leland Mast collection

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Item # 194657

  • Condition: Angel is missing wings, arms, and halo. Mary is missing left forearm, left eye, and halo. Both have areas of chipping and abrasions. Liberal remains of gilding and rich patina throughout. Angel is detachable from original stand; Mary's stand is modern.

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$0 $749 $25
$750 $1,499 $50
$1,500 $2,999 $100
$3,000 $7,499 $250
$7,500 $14,999 $500
$15,000 $29,999 $1,000
$30,000 $99,999 $5,000
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