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
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 …
Pair of neoclassic overdoors,rural scenes .
Late XVIIIth ,Italy, Marche. The two elegant oil on canvas green grisailles representing young peasants with his sheeps and dogs have important neoclassic ivory lacquered frames, decorated with garlands and flowers a mecca. These antique paintings are unusual and elegant for his sizes and the contrast of colours, the green grisailles and the ivory of …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The Golden Age.
Early eighteenth century. Florence, Italy. Sold. 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 …
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 …