Pocket Watch Bronze France XX Century - France Mid 1900s

Pair of Antique Corner Consoles Baroque Style Italy XX Century

Italy, XX Century

Console in gilded and lacquered wood with faux marble top, under-top band moved like the legs and connecting crosspieces. 20th century Italy

Bust of a Roman Emperor White Marble Italy XX Century

Italy, Mid XX Century

Bust of a Roman emperor in white marble and alabaster, Italy, mid-20th century. Alabaster gown. Base in black marble.

The Continence of Scipio Oil on Table Italy XVII Century

Oil on the table. Northern European school of the 17th century. The scene depicts an episode in the life of Scipio narrated by Tito Livio and Valerio Massimo. Publius Cornelius Scipio, later known as Scipio the African, in 209 BC. during the Spanish campaign, after the capture of Cartagena he received as a personal gift a beautiful virgin, who was in the group of hostages. But he, listening to the pleas of his family, respected her by sending her back to her parents and fiancé, with the only recommendation that her betrothed work for peace between Rome and Carthage. In the representation Scipio is in the center, seated on his throne, and turns to the left, to the suppliant parents of the girl, while with a merciful gesture, he indicates to them to take back his daughter, standing on the right, flanked by her boyfriend. All around, soldiers and followers of the king. The scene is full of figures, bright and colorful, and underlines the positivity of the king, a central and powerful character, but capable of meekness and clemency. The restored painting has been reinforced on the back with wooden strips. It is presented in a stylish frame.

Antique Painting Religious Subject Oil on Canvas XVII-XVIII Century

Oil on canvas. Christ, seated in prison, wearing a red cloak and a cane in his hands, also receives the crown of thorns, to complete the symbols of mockery of his declared royalty, the reason for his death sentence. The scene presents lively and well-defined figures; the central Christ, suffering and resigned in the expression of his face, is illuminated by the light that enters from the opening in the rock face, while the two soldiers surround him. The painting on the first canvas is inscribed in three twisted wooden elements, carved with leafy and gilded motifs.

Antique Coffee Table Rino Galimberti Carved Wood Italy XX Century

Italy, Mid XX Century

Coffee table made by the artist Rino Galimberti, in carved wood of ethnic taste, round top supported by five wavy legs. The bas-relief carving is painted in green. Italy, mid-20th century.

Antique Clock John Warning Wood Metal Great Britain XX Century

England, XX Century

John Warning grandfather clock, engraved metal dial, ebonized columns. England, 20th century.

Antique Mirror with Decorations Wood Italy XX Century

Italy, XX Century

Style mirror with gilded shaped frame carved with leaf motifs.

Antique Cupboard Mahogany Burl Mirror Italy XX Century

Italy, XX Century

Baroque style cupboard in mahogany and walnut burl, curved front with four doors, three drawers in the under-top band, carved and gilded apron and feet, marble top. Carved and gilded mirror. Italy, 20th century.

Antique Painting Landscape Oil on Canvas Italy Late XIX Century

Oil on canvas. Northern European school, late 19th century. Unidentified signature (Marie Ross?) lower right. Wide view of a green countryside, crossed by a stream; in the background a farmhouse, towards which the female figure is heading on the path. Played on pastel shades of green and blue, the painting is bright and serene. It is presented in a contemporary frame, with small damages to be restored.

Antique Manzhi Dance Ceremonial Axe Iron Leather Africa XX Century

Africa Third Quarter of the XX Century

Ceremonial axe for the “Manzhi” dance in iron with a braided leather handle, made by the Kirdi/Kapsiki, a population settled between north-western Cameroon and north-eastern Nigeria. The shape of the blade represents a stylised rooster.

Antique Amphora Majolica Man. Castelli Italy Early XX Century

Italy, Early XX Century

Large polychrome majolica amphora with an ovoid body and handles with winged sphinxes. Decorated in the round with a mythological motif depicting the ascent of the gods to Mount Olympus. The masterly pictorial rendering was created by the Troisi brothers active in Castelli and then in Sesto Fiorentino in the early 1900s.