Pair of Antique Resin Sphinxes Europe XX Century - Europe, XX Century

Florence, Early XX Century

Terracotta column made in Signa, Florence, early 20th century. Stem richly decorated with Renaissance-style elements including acanthus leaves, spirals and vine branches, from which vine leaves and bunches of grapes grow. Three frets complete the ornamental display. Manufacture mark on the base "Manifattura di Signa", "1472 C". The Manifattura di Signa is a historic terracotta ceramic workshop, created in 1895 by will of Camillo Bondi in the premises of the “Fornaci di Signa” factory owned by his brother Angelo. A distinctive feature of the manufacture was the taste for Renaissance shapes and decorations, recovered and re-proposed with high craftsmanship.

Italy, XX Century

Double-top cupboard in mahogany style, Italy, 20th century. Equipped with a total of eight doors, two of which have central metal grates and damask fabric in the background, while the others are paneled and decorated with leaf carvings and rosettes. Front legs and spool crosspieces. To complete the decoration, upper and lower crosspieces echo the carving style of the doors.

Italy, Early XX Century

Neoclassical style corner shelf in carved and gilded wood, Italy, early 20th century. Lacquered shaped top supported by three wavy uprights decorated with leaf elements and scaled frets, connected to each other by floral festoons and embellished with ribbons. Lower part ending with a foliage wreath and acanthus leaves. Deficiencies in the gilding.

Italy, Early XX Century

Carved and gilded wooden shelf with dragon figure.

Italy, Early XX Century

Walnut chest made with ancient woods, Italy, early 20th century. Front and sides adorned with frames, uprights shaped at forty-five degrees. Parts in poplar and oak.

Italy, XX Century

Neoclassical style black marble column, 20th century Italy. Octagonal top, resting on a Corinthian capital in gilded bronze, shaft partly fluted and ending with a border also in gilded bronze. Molded lower part placed on an octagonal base.

Italy, XX Century

Vanity table in Lombard Baroque style, walnut veneer and walnut root, 20th century Italy. Consisting of two cabinets, connected to each other in the lower section, with shaped tops in breccia marble, front with two drawers each, wavy front legs and truncated pyramidal rear legs. Decorated with gilded bronze shoes and handles and maple inlays. In the upper part, a tilting wooden mirror carved with curls and leafy and gilded elements.

Italy, XX Century

Pair of shelves made of carved, gilded and lacquered wood, Italy, 20th century. Marbled shaped tops. Decorated with lambrequin carvings, rosettes, spheres and curls.

Italy, XX Century

Dresser in Lombard Baroque style, walnut veneer and walnut root, 20th century Italy. Shaped top in breccia marble, front with three drawers. Decorated with gilded bronze shoes and handles and maple inlays. In the upper part there is a wooden mirror carved with curls and leafy and gilded elements.

Italy, Early XX Century

Walnut chest made with ancient woods, Italy, early 20th century. Front and sides decorated with perimeter frames, embellished with subsequent gouges.

Italy, XX Century

Lectern supported by a curly-carved upright in chestnut.

Nothern Italy, Late XIX - Early XX Century

Sideboard with Art Nouveau upper part made of larch wood, Northern Italy late 19th - early 20th century. Riser with three-door front with artistic stained glass panes; sideboard body with marbled-effect lacquered top, front with pair of side doors and row of six central drawers. Decorated with carvings depicting fans and lozenge elements.