Baroque Period Frame

Small carved and gilded frame from the Baroque period, made in the first decades of the 18th century. The frame is carved in lime wood without applied parts; it is decorated with symmetrical leafy scrolls that end in a coat of arms at the bottom and in a shell on the top, on which a winged cupid flies down, bringing a crown to the figure depicted in the portrait, probably a bride metaphorically represented as Venus, according to the typical attributes, shell and Cupid. The similarity with the more famous frame attributed to Parodi, in which the narration of the Judgement of Paris is depicted, is evident: the moulding of the frame is the same as the two putti placed in the shell, in that case placed at the base of the frame, seem very close, a detail that makes us think of a production by a student of the same workshop.

Italy, Early XVII Century

Circular marble bowl shaped like a pod. On the front, a finely sculpted face.

Switzerland First Half of the XIX Century

Neuchateloise clock with shelf in ebonized wood with gilded profiles and feet. Decorations with vegetable motifs in gold. Enamelled metal display with Roman numeral hours and Arabic numeral minutes; in the center of the dial brand of the manufacture.

Italy, Mid XIX Century

White marble sculpture depicting the bust of a girl. Three-quarter face with downward gaze. Dark patina wooden base.

Italy, Late XX Century

Silver cutlery set for 12 people consisting of 60 pieces. Silver and silversmith marks engraved. Weight of knives engraved on the handle. Grams 3415.

Italy, 1980s-1990s

Pewter tray with salt, pepper and monkey toothpick holder. Designer signature under the base.

Ferrara, Mid XVIII Century

Baroque sideboard made in Ferrara supported by cabriole feet, has a wavy front in which there are pairs of doors and drawers in the band: a large central one and two smaller lateral ones; the sides are also wavy and are equipped with a door each. On the top rests a riser with a shelf that can be opened giving access to the internal compartment, to which galvanized tanks have been added to allow it to be used as a planter; in walnut, the interiors are in fir. The piece of furniture has small restorations and replacements in the construction part of the drawers, in the rear strip and in the hinges of the shelf to allow the aforementioned transformation, in the hardware and in a handle of one of the two side doors.

Paris Third Quarter of the 19th Century

Napoleon III two-door sideboard, made by the cabinetmaker Georges-Alphonse-Bonifacio Monbro. Structure in ebony veneered oak, embellished with semi-precious stones and gilded bronzes. White marble top arranged within the edge, front with two doors decorated with reserves with vases of flowers and fruit made of stones in the centre, uprights at forty-five degrees, bracket feet. The bronzes, chiseled and gilded, portray leafy friezes, phytomorphic elements, godrons, rosettes, masks and volutes. The pilasters of the uprights are also made of gilded bronze, decorated with bunches and grape leaves and culminating with a caryatid and a telamon. Interior doors veneered in mahogany. Stamped in several parts on the hull and on the bronzes. Restorations and replacements.

Renaissance Column

Renaissance pietra serena pilaster strip, in the typical Florentine style of the late 15th century. One of a pair, probably from a fireplace, features a festoon decoration of leaves and fruit held by a bow, the bottom beaten with a burin, the Corinthian capital carved with the typical palm leaves.

France, Mid XIX Century

Table clock in bronze and white marble. On an octagonal base in white marble rests a fragment of a column decorated with grape vines that frame an enameled metal dial with Roman numeral hours and Arabic numeral minutes. In the center of the dial is the manufacturer's trademark. The clock is surmounted by an allegorical scene. Mechanism marked Nicolas Cailly.

Italy, XVI-XVII Century

Vase in embossed copper and finely worked with a burin. The two handles have an engraved decoration with repeated motifs.

Emilia Romagna, XVII Century

Double body sideboard with two paneled doors in the lower part and the same number in the upper part, turned knobs.

Vento, XVI Century

Late Gothic walnut chest, Veneto, 16th century. Decorated with eight panels carved directly into the solid wood, four on the front and two on each side, depicting rosettes, frets and typical elements of the Gothic style. Standing on feral feet. Fir interior. Plan with restorations and replacements; a backrest board and the under-top band were also replaced.

Italy, Second Quarter XIX Century

Ancient safe from the restoration period with internal walnut structure and iron cladding decorated with studs, Italy second quarter of the 19th century. Front with door decorated with lozenge elements and applied faces in classic bronze style; Steel door lock mechanism embellished with rosettes, leafy frets and engraved phytomorphic elements. Interior equipped with document compartments, six drawers, pair of shaped shelves and compartment located in the lower section, the latter hidden under a folding door with lock. Keys present. Small shortcomings.

Germany, Late XX Century

Silver cutlery set consisting of 165 pieces. The set consists of cutlery signed entirely in silver including 18 spoons, 24 forks, 12 teaspoons, 18 small forks, 18 small spoons, 12 small knives, 18 coffee spoons. The set also consists of 24 knives and 2 serving cutlery with only the silver handle. Contemporary case. Silver hallmarks engraved. Net weight 8275 grams.

Italy, Late XVII-Early XVIII Century

Large noble coat of arms placed within a symmetrically developed crumpled frame, made of wood painted in polychrome and partially gilded. The frame is decorated with scrolls and fruit festoons, while in the upper part there is a ribbon bearing the Latin motto “INTVS EST CANDIDUS RECTA LIBERALITATE ROBV(R) PRUDENTIAE” (“A righteous liberality is clearer than force or prudence”). The shield, supported by a pair of cherubs and decorated in the lower part by a grotesque mask, is surmounted by a crown and three gorgets, in the upper part in the center it features the head of a cherub; it is quartered, in the first and third of azure wedge-shaped with gold, head of Anjou, in the second and third of red bordered in black with gold balls, azure band bordered with gold, head of Anjou. In the center there is another coat of arms banded in blue and gold with a blue band, head of the Medici.

Paris, Late XIX Century

Vase holder tripod in gilded bronze and Sèvres ceramic, modeled after Pierre Gouthière. Circular base in cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain, with golden decorations on the top and wreath of myrtle leaves on the band; underneath three feet in gilded bronze with a spiral motif support the whole thing. The three bronze goat feet rest on the surface with an upside-down pine cone in the centre; the tripod is contained by a band decorated with frets in the lower part, the uprights end with faun heads characterized by a long beard and ram's horns, connected to each other by festoons of vine leaves and bunches of grapes. In the centre, descending from above following a spiral trajectory, is the figure of a snake with a body covered in scales and a wide open mouth. On the top it has a second pine cone element, opposite to the first, surmounted by a tuft of leaves arranged in a radial pattern and by a vase holder plate, the latter embellished with a fret and ending with a perforated railing element with an everted edge. These elements, originally separated by a Sèvres porcelain vase missing here, were superimposed and fixed together at a later stage. The base features the Sèvres manufacturing mark.

19th Century / 1801 - 1900

Pair of wooden vase holding columns, entirely lacquered in chinoiserie style. Shaped, the base has a tall painted plinth with red and black chequered reserves. On the four uprights, there are small tiles with a busy outline, they are decorated with floral motifs of oriental taste in the middle. On the four main sides there are bigger reserves, the middle ones are painted with oriental scenes: exotic plants with colourful birds, landscapes with pagodas, where aristocrats live, and palanquins carried by servants. On the top part, there is a small shaped and ebonized shelf.

Parma Mid 18th century

Baroque double body sideboard, supported by carved shelf feet, in the lower part it has four doors with tiles, also in the upper part there are four degrees doors, here decorated with characteristic tiles. Entirely lacquered in blue.

France, first half of the 19th century

Gilded and chiseled bronze clock. On the large rectangular base there is a scene with mythological divinities in relief on a finely chiseled background. Decorations with plant motifs and repeated motifs. The clock is surmounted by a large statue depicting a young man with a zither. At the top a panoply with laurel wreath and torch. Gilt bronze display with hours painted in Roman numerals.