Pandora’s box ,Sodoma and Gomorra.

Late XVI th Century, Genoese School, Italy. Large oil on canvas paiting that represents two sujects : the Pandora’s box and Sodoma and Gomorra . The characters are separated by architectural columns, on the background the town is burning. The female nudes in the foreground have a bright and elegant complexion that contrasts with the …

Set for religious liturgy.

Early XXth , France. Small silver ciselled silver tray decorated with four light blue enamels depicting the Evangelists. A pair of engraved crystal cruets with elegant silver decorations, small gilt bronze bell. Original box.

Small neoclassic Roman temple.

Early nineteenth Century . Rome, Italy. Small polychrome wooden temple , the white sculture that represents Minerva is at the center of six green lacquered columns in verde antico fintomarmo. She symbolizes the feminine strength and wisdom . Others finti marmi are the red porfido and white carrara marble. It is possibile to see in …

Important roman cabinet .

Seventeenth century, Rome, Italy. Large and magnificent all rosewood plated cabinet, with precious light inserts of thuya and elm . In the central comparment the sliding panels hide two series of small drawers, on the sky a star is designed with several coloured woods , small checkered light and dark floor, on the back an …

Important pair of marble vases with gilded bronzes.

Middle XIXth century. SOLD. The great vases are in grey brescia marble with a rich decoration of gilt bronze ram’s heads and garlands of roses. Branches with leaves and flowers form the three arms of the candlestick . Sold. High : 79 cm . Large : 23 cm x 20 cm Base 12 x 12 …

Vanitas-memento mori.

Nineteenth Century, Italy. Plaster bust with a beautiful modellato , inspired by the important french sculptor Antoine Coysevox ( 1640-1720 ) , who worked in Versailles producing the busts of the most famous personalities of his Century. Wonderful marbles representing Louis XIV, Colbert, Sébastien de Vauban, and himself dressed with magnificence. This original Vanitas symbolizes …

Four panels on parchment ,birds and flowers.

Eighteenth Century, Piemonte, Italy. The panels are paintings in tempera on parchment, applied to the canvas. They are a pleasant Turin interpretation of chinoiseries when Italy followed the orientalist taste . Birds and flowers stand out against the ivory blackground with light elegance . Good conservation with few shadows. No frames. Size : 170 x …

A pair of large classical architectures and ancient ruins with Mausoleum .

Late 18th century . Bologna , Italy . School of Pietro Poltronieri called Il Mirandolese ( Mirandola 1673-Bologna 1741 ). Expertise of Professor Arabella Cifani . These large scale paintings are realized with the elegance of the Bolognese Masters . They are very decorative for the architectural ruins subjects and the light colors. Olio magro …

Roman clock in rosewood.

Eighteenth century. Rome, Italy. All plated with rosewood, rich decoration of chiseled bronzes in ormoulu . Coeval working mechanism with some restorations. In the lower part a small drawer contains the key. A similar model was made by Gio. Antoniazzi , 1745.

two silver inkwells.

Early XXth Century, Milan ITALY. Argentiere : MESSULAM . The two inkwells have the same mark dating early XXth, H. 15 x 22 cm – Base 12 x 6 cm