Featured Antique Religious Enamel Artwork in a Wooden Frame

Good Friday evening to everyone.


I picked up this religious enamel artwork in an antique wooden frame at a flea market for 50€. The frame itself looks quite old, and there is an artist’s signature at the bottom of the piece. Does anyone know more about this technique or its origin? Could it be from the 20th, 19th century, or even earlier?

Maybe any information about the person with a shovel?

 

Not antique. It looks 1960s-70s Spanish to me.
Saint Fiacre is depicted with a shovel. There could be others.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Fiacre

 

Agree. Far from being antique.

Debora

 

San Fiacre makes sense. The patron saint of gardeners so wide appeal. From the Alcázar, Seville.

Debora

 

Wow, cool. I'm a gardener too, very happy. It's just a pity that the work is vintage and not antique.

 

But I think the frame is older

 

It is typical of 1960s-70s Spanish souvenirs.

 

Yup. Those "antique" Spanish designs used to turn up here regularly. None are older than I am.

 

The frame is contemporary to the image. 1960s/1970s as above.

Debora

 

The style of the signature is your first clue that it's a vintage piece.

It's a very fun piece though. I like the color and the texture. It's great that it's a saint for an interest you have!

 

Its very cool and while not "old" its certainly decorative. I love a good enamel myself so Id happily hang it.