Enamel Of The Virgin Mary With Jesus by Marguerite Sornin, From Abbey at Ligugé, Detail From Stained Glass Windows At Königsfelden Monastery
This beautiful enamel of Our Blessed Mother The Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus is signed SM for Marguerite Sornin (1883-1974) and dates from around 1930.
This is a beautiful example of the quality of enamel paintings produced in the early part of the 20th century by the master enamellers of Ligugé. It has been extraordinarily difficult to photograph as the glaze is deep and brilliant and does not photograph well. However, in the photo you can see the curve of the copper onto which the enamel has been done.
Ligugé Abbey, formally called the Abbey of St. Martin of Ligugé, is a French Benedictine monastery in the Commune of Ligugé, located in the Department of Vienne. Dating to the 4th century, it is the site of one of the earliest monastic foundations in France. It was here that Sorinin created this beautiful enamel.
Königsfelden Monastery is a former Franciscan double monastery, which housed both a community of Poor Clare nuns and one of Franciscan friars, living in separate wings, in the municipality of Windisch in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It was founded in 1308 by the Habsburgs. It contains a set of 14th-century stained glass windows which, together with the windows in the Cathedral of Bern, are considered the most valuable in Switzerland.
This wonderful enamel takes a detail from one of the windows and it is beautifully done onto curved copper.
It is impossible to really explain in words or photographs just how stunning a piece this is in real life.
Each colour in these Limoges enamels has to be applied separately then fired then on to the next colour. Enamels can take between 16 and 22 firings, a long and laborious process that has to be right first time each time. No wonder they are so sought after.
It is set onto linen wrapped around oak and has a setting for wall hanging at the back.
The enamel measures 11 cm by 16.5 cm and the frame is 19 cm by 13 cm and is 2 cm deep.
Please study the photographs carefully as they form an integral part of the sale description.
This beautiful enamel of Our Blessed Mother The Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus is signed SM for Marguerite Sornin (1883-1974) and dates from around 1930.
This is a beautiful example of the quality of enamel paintings produced in the early part of the 20th century by the master enamellers of Ligugé. It has been extraordinarily difficult to photograph as the glaze is deep and brilliant and does not photograph well. However, in the photo you can see the curve of the copper onto which the enamel has been done.
Ligugé Abbey, formally called the Abbey of St. Martin of Ligugé, is a French Benedictine monastery in the Commune of Ligugé, located in the Department of Vienne. Dating to the 4th century, it is the site of one of the earliest monastic foundations in France. It was here that Sorinin created this beautiful enamel.
Königsfelden Monastery is a former Franciscan double monastery, which housed both a community of Poor Clare nuns and one of Franciscan friars, living in separate wings, in the municipality of Windisch in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It was founded in 1308 by the Habsburgs. It contains a set of 14th-century stained glass windows which, together with the windows in the Cathedral of Bern, are considered the most valuable in Switzerland.
This wonderful enamel takes a detail from one of the windows and it is beautifully done onto curved copper.
It is impossible to really explain in words or photographs just how stunning a piece this is in real life.
Each colour in these Limoges enamels has to be applied separately then fired then on to the next colour. Enamels can take between 16 and 22 firings, a long and laborious process that has to be right first time each time. No wonder they are so sought after.
It is set onto linen wrapped around oak and has a setting for wall hanging at the back.
The enamel measures 11 cm by 16.5 cm and the frame is 19 cm by 13 cm and is 2 cm deep.
Please study the photographs carefully as they form an integral part of the sale description.
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