Statue of Our Lady on the Column (Madonna del Pilar)

Silver hallmarked (hallmark of the assay office, 24/Z in polygon), wood; height 73 cm; width 21 cm; depth 21 cm;
Zaragoza, 2nd quarter of the 20th century. (after 1934)
Figure of the Madonna and Child on her arm, who holds a bird (dove?) in her left hand and grasps the veil of the Mother with her right. Mounted behind the figures is a large, openwork, radial nimbus. The heads of the Mother and the Son are crowned with crowns. The figure is set on a tall column decorated at the bottom and top with wide bands of acanthus and ribbon ornament with a cross superimposed on the front. The column supported on a wooden base and a rectangular pedestal with chamfered corners decorated with a motif of shells, bands and acanthus with a relief application depicting the buildings of the Sanctuary of Nuestra Senora del Pilar in Zaragoza. The column is weighted.