Live Auction 7817The Manolo March Collection From Son Galcerán, Mallorca
Lot 595

A SPANISH GREY-PAINTED WOOD, PAPER AND PLASTER ARCHITECTURAL MODEL OF THE PUERTA DE ALCALA

LATE 20TH CENTURY

Closed29 October 2009

Price Realised

GBP 875

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A SPANISH GREY-PAINTED WOOD, PAPER AND PLASTER ARCHITECTURAL MODEL OF THE PUERTA DE ALCALA
LATE 20TH CENTURY
On an ebonised stand, losses
the model - 34½ in. (87.5 cm.) high; 60 in. (152.5 cm.) wide; 12 in. (30.5 cm.) deep
the stand - 32¼ in. (82 cm.) high; 66 in. (168 cm.) wide; 16¼ in. (41 cm.) deep

Specialist note

The Puerta de Alcala was originally constructed in 1599 to welcome Margarita of Austria (wife of King Felipe III) to Madrid. The arch was reconstructed in 1769 by the Italian architect Sabatini.