MARBLE BUST OF NAPOLEON.

Early XXth century, France. Finely carved in statuary marble in the round, Napoleon is represented as a young man with a military attitude, confident in himself -. The cockade should refer to the period of the war in Egypt. Even the uniform with rigorous drapery, the eagle with outstretched wings that adorns the base, are …

Pair of violet marble vases .

Early nineteenth century, France. A pair of Brèche violette marble vases with chased ormuly mounts. Each vase of baluster form mounted with a square ormoulu plinth and with acanthus leaves , rocaille handles. Gilded mercury bronzes. High 50 x 25 cm. Bases : 15 x 15 cm.

Putti with candlesticks

Late XVIIth Genoa – Italy. Baroque period. Antique sculpted and gilded wood Putti with some silver part in contrast . Good conservation.

Antique carved ivory and marble crucifix .

XVIIth Century ,Italy. Antique ivory crucifix mounted on a wooden ebony cross and placed on a red onyx marble. The sculpture of the Christ has an evident Jansenist inspiration and is made with great anatomical care. On the top of the cross is an ivory cartouche Titulus Crucis Inri. The ivory skull inserted into the …

Italian landscape with courting couple.

Late Seventeenth,Holland. The painting, a classically sized oil on canvas (82 X 118 cm), can be traced to Dutch Golden Age landscape painter Pieter Van der Leeuw, 1647 Dordrecht, Netherlands 1679. In this Italianate view in which a shepherd woos a young girl, surrounded by animals silhouetted against the background of a clear sky with …

Large antique roman fireplace.

Half eighteenth century. Rome, Italy. Rocaille style. Unusual wooden fireplace with gold leaf adornments, floral motifs and festoons with rocaille motif carving. Beautiful gilding, in good conservation. A grey painted panel covers the fireplace mouth. Size: cm 134 x 187 x cm 34.

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.

Landscape with working horses.

Early XXth Century, Italy. Signed Julius Von Blaas, and dated 1912. Important painting depicted working horses in a rare atmosphere . Immersed in a peculiar light with the violet earth, the clouds hiding the rising sun in places are emphasized by the vigorous brushstrokes that also enhance the slow and tiring working in the fields. …

Marble bust of Diana

XVIIth Century, Tuscany , Italy. White marble of Carrara sculpted. Diana wears a tiara that holds her hair, and she is dressed with a drapery that covers a part of her bust according to a classical iconography. High: 82 cm Wide : 58 cm

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 …