Fine XVI°, inizio XVII° . Siena ,Italia. Dipinto olio su tela riconducibile a Ventura Salimbeni ( Siena 1569-1613). Egli fu considerato un epigono del Manierismo senese. Lavorò in varie città tra cui Firenze,Luca,Pisa. Le sue opere furono molto apprezzate ed ebbe parecchie importanti commissioni. In questo dipinto di bellissima fattura si ritrova la visione molto …
Putti with candlesticks
Late XVIIth Genoa – Italy. Baroque period. Antique sculpted and gilded wood Putti with some silver part in contrast . Good conservation.
Venus at the bath, small alabaster and marble sculpture.
Late eighteen, early nineteen century. The small alabaster sculpture, with a nice patina, supported on his antique marble base, reproposes Venus by Giambologna, executed with a great ability, dating end the seventeenth century, beginning eighteenth century. The original bronze by Giambologna, Jean de Boulogne (Douai 1529-Florence 1608) is located in Florence, this lovely subject had …
Ancient ruins with mausoleum animated by small figures.
End XVIII° century Bologna,Italia. Large and scenic architectures with antique ruins animated by small characters, high colonnades and monuments that stand out on a clear sky. The author belongs to the School of Bibbiena whose founder was the architect Ferdinando Galli Bibbiena (Bologna 1657-1743), who was an Italian architect, set designer and artist belonging to …
Pair of magots end XVIII century.
End of eigheenth century, Piedmont Italy. Pair of colorful magots in papier maché. In the late eighteenth century, The chinoiseries were fashionable in Europe and also very often in Piedmont. This couple dressed in red and yellow robes, adorned with flowers and oriental motifs, are an example of this joyful taste. As usual the heads …
Neo-gothic octagonal table
Early XIXth , Vienna ,Austria . Neo-gothic period. All plated in light fruitwood inlaid with rosewood. Two small drawers under the top. High : 79 cm Diameter : 97 x 97 cm
The Golden Age.
Early eighteenth century. Florence, Italy. Oil painting on canvas cm 124 x 140,5. Professor Giancarlo Sestieri, in a thorough expertise, relates the work to the Florentine master Benedetto Luti (Florence 1666 -Rome 1724). He writes ” It is a significant testimony of Benedetto Luti, both for its pictorial freshness linked to its state of ‘unfinished’ …
Pair of 18th-century angels.
Late 18th century Italian, neoclassical period. The two angels of the late eighteenth century are in papier mâché while the square base is made of gilded and lacquered wood. In their hands they hold a cornucopia which end in wrought iron ferrules. The elegant draping of the robes and the attitude of the two sculptures …
Pair of small floral architectures.
Early 19th century, neoclassical, Italy. Piedmont. Small pair of floral architectures, oil on canvas, framed in carved and gilded wood. Good state of conservation. Size: 113 X 40 cm.
Antique roman desk, San Filippo.
Early XVIII century. Roma,Italy. Central writing desk, called San Filippo, in rosewood with box inlay. Four pyramidal legs support the writing table on which rests a small table with four drawers. Bronzes of his own age with mercury gilding.Size 101 X 135 X 66. Good state of conservation.