Early XIXth century . Turin , Italy . Burnished bronze with nice patina representing an arab girl coming back from the well . Refined execution of the bronze. High : 86 cm Wide : 30 cm
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 …
Putti with candlesticks
Late XVIIth Genoa – Italy. Baroque period. Antique sculpted and gilded wood Putti with some silver part in contrast . Good conservation.
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
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 …
Large mirror with dolphins.
Late XVIIIth,early Nineteenth. Luca, Italy. Directoire period. Elegant carved and gilded wooden mirror. The original oval mirror stands on a base with a decoration of two paired dolphins ,flowers and leaves, that is representing a fine example of italian Directoire period in Luca, when Italy was influenced fy France but with his original italian style. …
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 …
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 …
Busto in marmo statuario, ufficiale napoleonico.
Prima metà dell’800 Francia. Finemente scolpito in marmo statuario a tutto tondo raffigura un giovane uomo con il classico piglio del militare sicuro di sè in una posa rilassata. La coccarda dovrebbe riferirsi al periodo della guerra in Egitto. Anche l’uniforme dal panneggio rigoroso, l’aquila ad ali spiegate che orna la base, sono elementi classici …
Susanna di Altini.
XIXth Century,Italy. Plaster model realized by Francesco Fabj Altini (Fabriano 1830-Perugia 1906). The refined female nude depicting Susanna is the plaster model used for the marble sculpture in the Galleria d’Arte moderna e comtemporanea in Rome realized in 1872. On the base of the statua the Sphinx is a reference to the orientalists, and the …