Goya set of 6 "Man of La Mancha" silver back brass edged art work story, every plate with different story
03 December 2017
Description

This is a family treasure brought from Spain. It has been in the family for many years, and has been passed on from generation to generation. The biggest plate measures 7 inches at it is called "La Gallina Ciega" (The Blind Chicken), it has a self protrait of the artist on the top, and the plate has four couples holding hands, while in the middle is a young man with a blindfold over his eyes. The second plate is 6 inches, and it is "The Knight fighting the Windmill and is being thrown off his horse, while Sancho Pansas watches in horror riding his donkey. The third plate is 4 inches and shows Mancha riding away from windmills along side of Sancho, it looks like the sun is settling over the horizon, the next plate in the collection is called "El Pelele (Goya), it is a carving of four virgins throwing a bounching a young man on a blanket. The next plate is Mancha riding proudly along Sancho in the mountains, and the final plate is also 4 inches and is named "La Vendimia" or the Market, the carving is of a rich couple and their young toddler buying some grapes from a woman who carries fruit in a basket over her head.

Provenance

I am not sure how this collection came into the family, but it has been handed down for generations.

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