Giuseppe Enrie (1886-1961) and unidentified cabinetmaker
Religious frame with photographic plates of the Holy Shroud of Turin, c. 1930-1960.
19th-century Italian frame, in repainted and gilded wood, transformed into a box (small missing parts). Front decorated with a semicircular arch resting on two twisted columns and surmounted by the Latin inscription "Ostende Faciem Tuam Et Salvi Erimus" (Let your face shine, and we shall be saved. Psalm 79 [80]). Tri-lobed arch in relief and painted decoration in the central part (modern), overhanging four openings in which are fixed four gelatin silver bromide positive glass plates (c. 1931). Electrified box housing a two-bulb backlighting system. Suspension chain on top. 
Cabinet dimensions: 103 x 76 x 30 cm
Plate dimensions: from 24 x 12 to 12 x 47 cm

Provenance :
Former collection of Père Constant Pel.
Live Thursday 8 June 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 81

Giuseppe Enrie (1886-1961) and unidentified cabinetmaker Religious frame with photographic plates of the Holy Shroud of Turin, c. 1930-1960. 19th-century Italian frame, in repainted and gilded wood, transformed into a box (small missing parts). Front decorated with a semicircular arch resting on two twisted columns and surmounted by the Latin inscription "Ostende Faciem Tuam Et Salvi Erimus" (Let your face shine, and we shall be saved. Psalm 79 [80]). Tri-lobed arch in relief and painted decoration in the central part (modern), overhanging four openings in which are fixed four gelatin silver bromide positive glass plates (c. 1931). Electrified box housing a two-bulb backlighting system. Suspension chain on top. Cabinet dimensions: 103 x 76 x 30 cm Plate dimensions: from 24 x 12 to 12 x 47 cm Provenance : Former collection of Père Constant Pel.

Result
€7,040
Buyer's premium
28%
Giuseppe Enrie (1886-1961) and unidentified cabinetmaker Religious frame with photographic plates of the Holy Shroud of Turin, c. 1930-1960. 19th-century Italian frame, in repainted and gilded wood, transformed into a box (small missing parts). Front decorated with a semicircular arch resting on two twisted columns and surmounted by the Latin inscription "Ostende Faciem Tuam Et Salvi Erimus" (Let your face shine, and we shall be saved. Psalm 79 [80]). Tri-lobed arch in relief and painted decoration in the central part (modern), overhanging four openings in which are fixed four gelatin silver bromide positive glass plates (c. 1931). Electrified box housing a two-bulb backlighting system. Suspension chain on top. Cabinet dimensions: 103 x 76 x 30 cm Plate dimensions: from 24 x 12 to 12 x 47 cm Provenance : Former collection of Père Constant Pel.
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