Bidspirit auction | FRAMED ALHAMBRA ARCHITECTURAL MODEL

FRAMED ALHAMBRA ARCHITECTURAL MODEL - Ca. 18th - 19th century AD . An architectural model depicting a facade with a triple mihrab and four windows above, decorated in gilt and polychrome with Nasrid style decoration and inscriptions, with mirror behind, mounted in a marquetry wood frame with inscription cartouches, glazed gilt and polychrome painted of red and blue. The model is of a rectangular shape, the relief replicates one of the architectural facades of Alhambra Palace in Granada-Spain. The Alhambra Palace is considered to be one of the most prominent 15th-century Moorish Nasrid Dynasty palaces in Andalusia, Spain. The current model is based on the romantic view from the north façade of the Myrtle Court. In 1883 AD Enrique and his brother Abelard Linares both founded a workshop within Alhambra Palace in Granada specialising in making high-quality architectural models depicting various views from Alhambra Palace. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 86.15.4. Size: 495mm x 475mm; Weight: 7.18kg Provenance: Previous property of a UK Islamic art professional.