SPAIN - Lot 138

SPAIN Commemorative plaque in chased, engraved and repoussé silver and vermeil (800 thousandths). supported by two dolphins and shells and framed by two male nudes in the round holding a steering wheel holding a rudder wheel and a serrated wheel, a scene in light repoussé depicting galleons galleons caught in a storm, the lower part depicting the sea; the upper part, an entablature surmounted by a pediment in the round depicting Neptune and his retinue in a horse-drawn chariot. his horse-drawn chariot, emerging from the waters, a cornice alternating with dolphins, colored stones and enamels, with a central bas-relief frieze depicting naked men caught in a ripple (a probable shipwreck scene). Madrid, Talleres de Arte Granda, 1915-1937. 50.5 x 38.5 cm. Weight : 4.550 g History l The Ateliers d'Art Granda, from which this commemorative plaque originates, were founded by Félix Granda (1868-1954), priest and artist, in 1891 in Madrid, near the Hippodrome, with the aim of renewing Christian art in all its dimensions and techniques. His work is part of the European Arts and Crafts Arts and Crafts movement that marked the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, drawing its previous centuries, marking a return to and fusion of Gothic, Moorish and Renaissance art, Moorish and Renaissance art. Goldsmiths' and silversmiths' production was essentially religious. However, in the first third of the twentieth century, it diversified into civil production corresponding to civil, urban and private orders for plaques and commemorative plates. Related works l - Three plaques from Félix Granda's Ateliers d'Art are preserved in the Royal Palace Library in Madrid (inv. PL-10013052; inv. PL-13023P; inv. PL-13050P). - A commemorative plaque commissioned by the town of Laredo, featuring Neptunian iconography neptunian iconography, circa 1915, Aragon Subastas sale, December 18, 2020. Literature Emilia Guadalupe Gonzalez Martin del Río, Los Talleres de Arte de Félix Granda y su platería civil, 2021. Experts l Maxime Charron & Florian Doux