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The intervention on the Silver Altar, one of the temple’s most valuable Baroque emblems, has entered its final phase. As the first anniversary of the start of the work approaches, the Seville Cathedral Chapter is finalizing the details for this monumental work to return to the transept of the crossing.
It was precisely in January 2025 when the tasks of dismantling the structure began. After a long planning process and the approval of the project by the Provincial Commission of Historical Heritage, the silverware pieces were transferred to the specialized workshop for treatment.
The work has focused on chemical and mechanical cleaning, the consolidation of structures, and the recovery of elements damaged by the passage of centuries. The ensemble, a piece designed in the 18th century by the painter Domingo Martínez and executed between 1725 and 1742 by prominent silversmiths such as Manuel Guerrero de Alcántara, Tomás Sánchez Reciente, and the brass worker Andrés Alonso Ximénez, presented various pathologies typical of the material and the internal structure that supports it.
During this first year, an in-depth intervention has been carried out that has included:
- Cleaning and consolidation: Chemical and mechanical treatment of the crafted silver pieces.
- Structural reinforcement: Recovery of the internal framework and treatment of metal pathologies.
- Intervention in the surroundings: In parallel, work has been done on the restoration of the Ascension stained glass window and the side altarpieces of the Virgin of Bethlehem and the Assumption of Durango.
In 2025, the exhibition “Solium Argenti”, organized by the Seville Cathedral Chapter and the Cajasol Foundation at the foundation’s headquarters, allowed the general public to observe the already restored pieces up close and learn about the technical history of this altar before its return to its original location in the Cathedral.
