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French Devotional Plaque With Botanicals From Apparition & Pilgrimage Sites

Price realized
$123
Pre-sale estimate
$80 – $150
Hammer price
$100
Category
Other Decorative Arts
Sold
October 30, 2026
Sale
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Lot description

Framed French School mixed media collage devotional plaque, late 19th c., paper backing mounted with hazel wood crucifix recovered from a site of apparition, also with foliates and grasses from the gardens of the Monastere de la Visitation a Paray le Monial, retaining handwritten label in French detailing interior contents, housed in an ovular ebonized frame, encased behind glass, not examined outside frame, sight: approx 3.25"h, 2.25"w, overall: approx 5 5/8"h, 4.5"w, 0.5lbs Provenance: The inventory of a New Mexican devotional art dealer

This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.