Paris Third Quarter of the 19th Century

Napoleon III two-door sideboard, made by the cabinetmaker Georges-Alphonse-Bonifacio Monbro. Structure in ebony veneered oak, embellished with semi-precious stones and gilded bronzes. White marble top arranged within the edge, front with two doors decorated with reserves with vases of flowers and fruit made of stones in the centre, uprights at forty-five degrees, bracket feet. The bronzes, chiseled and gilded, portray leafy friezes, phytomorphic elements, godrons, rosettes, masks and volutes. The pilasters of the uprights are also made of gilded bronze, decorated with bunches and grape leaves and culminating with a caryatid and a telamon. Interior doors veneered in mahogany. Stamped in several parts on the hull and on the bronzes. Restorations and replacements.

Renaissance Column

Renaissance pietra serena pilaster strip, in the typical Florentine style of the late 15th century. One of a pair, probably from a fireplace, features a festoon decoration of leaves and fruit held by a bow, the bottom beaten with a burin, the Corinthian capital carved with the typical palm leaves.

France, Mid XIX Century

Table clock in bronze and white marble. On an octagonal base in white marble rests a fragment of a column decorated with grape vines that frame an enameled metal dial with Roman numeral hours and Arabic numeral minutes. In the center of the dial is the manufacturer's trademark. The clock is surmounted by an allegorical scene. Mechanism marked Nicolas Cailly.

Italy, XVI-XVII Century

Vase in embossed copper and finely worked with a burin. The two handles have an engraved decoration with repeated motifs.

Emilia Romagna, XVII Century

Double body sideboard with two paneled doors in the lower part and the same number in the upper part, turned knobs.

Italy, Second Quarter XIX Century

Ancient safe from the restoration period with internal walnut structure and iron cladding decorated with studs, Italy second quarter of the 19th century. Front with door decorated with lozenge elements and applied faces in classic bronze style; Steel door lock mechanism embellished with rosettes, leafy frets and engraved phytomorphic elements. Interior equipped with document compartments, six drawers, pair of shaped shelves and compartment located in the lower section, the latter hidden under a folding door with lock. Keys present. Small shortcomings.

Germany, Late XX Century

Silver cutlery set consisting of 165 pieces. The set consists of cutlery signed entirely in silver including 18 spoons, 24 forks, 12 teaspoons, 18 small forks, 18 small spoons, 12 small knives, 18 coffee spoons. The set also consists of 24 knives and 2 serving cutlery with only the silver handle. Contemporary case. Silver hallmarks engraved. Net weight 8275 grams.

Italy, Late XVII-Early XVIII Century

Large noble coat of arms placed within a symmetrically developed crumpled frame, made of wood painted in polychrome and partially gilded. The frame is decorated with scrolls and fruit festoons, while in the upper part there is a ribbon bearing the Latin motto “INTVS EST CANDIDUS RECTA LIBERALITATE ROBV(R) PRUDENTIAE” (“A righteous liberality is clearer than force or prudence”). The shield, supported by a pair of cherubs and decorated in the lower part by a grotesque mask, is surmounted by a crown and three gorgets, in the upper part in the center it features the head of a cherub; it is quartered, in the first and third of azure wedge-shaped with gold, head of Anjou, in the second and third of red bordered in black with gold balls, azure band bordered with gold, head of Anjou. In the center there is another coat of arms banded in blue and gold with a blue band, head of the Medici.

19th Century / 1801 - 1900

Pair of wooden vase holding columns, entirely lacquered in chinoiserie style. Shaped, the base has a tall painted plinth with red and black chequered reserves. On the four uprights, there are small tiles with a busy outline, they are decorated with floral motifs of oriental taste in the middle. On the four main sides there are bigger reserves, the middle ones are painted with oriental scenes: exotic plants with colourful birds, landscapes with pagodas, where aristocrats live, and palanquins carried by servants. On the top part, there is a small shaped and ebonized shelf.

Parma Mid 18th century

Baroque double body sideboard, supported by carved shelf feet, in the lower part it has four doors with tiles, also in the upper part there are four degrees doors, here decorated with characteristic tiles. Entirely lacquered in blue.

France, first half of the 19th century

Gilded and chiseled bronze clock. On the large rectangular base there is a scene with mythological divinities in relief on a finely chiseled background. Decorations with plant motifs and repeated motifs. The clock is surmounted by a large statue depicting a young man with a zither. At the top a panoply with laurel wreath and torch. Gilt bronze display with hours painted in Roman numerals.

Italy, Early XX Century

Box in embossed and engraved silver with leafy scrolls supported by four feet. On the lid with a wavy edge, a glass plaque in the shape of an agate is set. Silver mark engraved under the base. Grams 1085.

France Mid 19th Century

Chiseled and gilded bronze clock. The complex decoration of this clock over the apparent eclecticism of the whole makes the structural typologies and figurative details typical of sixteenth-century architecture prevail, proposing the facade of a building with a central staircase and statues of vestal virgins on the sides. The enamelled metal exhibition has the manufacturer's brand in the center but not very legible. The clock is surmounted by putti holding a wreath. Movement marked Cailly Ainè 1839 on the back of the dial.

Hungary, Late XIX Century

Silver cutlery set with initials engraved on the handles, composed of 16 serving cutlery, 12 spoons, 12 forks, 12 knives, 12 fruit forks, 12 fruit knives, 12 dessert spoons, 12 dessert forks, 12 dessert knives sweet, 12 teaspoons. 6035 grams net of the 24 knives. Marks of silver incussi. The service is kept in a mahogany cabinet with a wavy front and three drawers, the top of which, embellished with a brass insert, can be opened and conceals an additional cutlery compartment. The body can be separated from the truncated pyramidal legs. The front and top of the small chest of drawers are embellished with maple and dark wood threads, while only the first has a bois de rose border. On the sides of the front two small doors allow you to block the drawers. Locks marked Lever and internal label bearing the name of the manufacturer "James Weir Jeweler & Silversmith 66 Buchanan Street Glasgow".

Italy, Mid XX Century

Finely engraved and chiselled pod silver service. Decorations with leaf scrolls and vegetal motifs. Service consisting of teapot, coffee pot, sugar bowl and milk jug. Marks of the silver and the silversmith engraved. 2800 grams.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Inkwell in yellow Siena marble with a gilt bronze bust of Napoleon at the top. On the sides, gilded bronze inkwells with finely chiseled fret decorations and leafy scrolls. The inkwell is supported by four circular gilt bronze feet.

France, Early XIX Century

Robert & Courvoisier temple table clock in gilded bronze, finely chiselled and engraved. Decorations with lion heads, winged dragons and plant motifs. The enamelled metal display with hours and minutes in Arabic numerals is held by a gilded bronze frame with the twelve zodiac signs. In the center of the dial signature of the well-known watchmakers. Movement with striker for the hours and quarters, on two bells.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Pair of obelisks in red granite surmounted by two terrestrial and celestial globes in gilded bronze. The obelisks rest on two granite plinths with a base and capital in Giallo di Siena marble resting on gilded bronze feet; the two obelisks rest on plinths supported by 4 gilded bronze turtles. The bronze turtles are later embellishments.

Camillo Borghese

The gilt bronze mantel clock has a base decorated on the front with leafy phytomorphic motifs and a central floral element, and is supported by elaborate spinning top feet that streamline its shape. On the base rests a large plinth in which the dial is housed and on the side the figure of a young man leaning against the plinth. The display of the clock in Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the minutes bears the writing at the top “Lu. Lacroix H.er. " and under the heading "De S. A. I. Lu Prince Camille, A Turin". Under the dial, in gilded and chiseled bronze, there is a panoply with a basket overflowing with fruit and vegetables, above which a shovel and a lituo are crossed and from which two rich vegetable garlands hang; on the side a mask with female features within a crown consisting of two cornucopias and laurel branches. To the left of the plinth there is a young man with a short cassock and a long shovel held in his hands, in a relaxed attitude and leaning with his left arm against the structure of the clock, above which a bagpipe is placed. The mechanism is original. to the wind. The quadripartite tops, always in striped walnut, have an almond-shaped reserve in the center with floral decorations that is started inside by two fans and a central rose window. The feet are in the shape of a truncated pyramid.

19th Century / 1801 - 1900

Rectangular table made of chestnut wood veneered in dark walnut and inlaid with various woods, mother of pearl and bone. The inlay with floral motifs presents the top starting from four mirror reserves created around the central oval reserve where a classic vase is depicted with a panoply inlaid with a sample of flowers including roses, daisies, bluebells, lilies of the valley, tulips and lilies. while the lateral reserves are composed of leaves and flowers animated by birds. The bands, as well as the pyramidal trunk legs, are inlaid with plant motifs and the connecting bundles of the legs are embellished with butterflies.

19th Century / 1801 - 1900

Porcelain inkwell, with a shaped body entirely enamelled with chinoiserie-style motifs: there are large red flowers on a decorated blue background, on the sides two reserves in which there is a floral composition; the inkwell rests on three feet painted with monstrous faces, also reproduced in the two side handles. In the upper part there are the two ink containers equipped with gilded bronze lids worked with leaf motifs and pinecone-shaped grip; the large grip is also entirely in gilt bronze and worked with Regency-style motifs.

19th Century / 1801 - 1900

On a round base is placed the nativity scene composed of the Holy Family with the ox and the donkey, three cherubs flying in the sky. The seated Madonna and standing Saint Joseph turn an adoring gaze to the baby Jesus placed in a sheet on the manger, the faces of the two animals appear between them, while three cherubs hang in flight on a sort of architectural capriccio with a column. Missing protective glass case. The figurines are typically made with a terracotta bust and limbs with glassy eyes joined together in an integral manner with an iron and cloth mannequin, covered in silk clothes. The architecture is made of wood, cork and various materials.

France, Early XX Century

Pair of two-light wall sconces in opalescent glass and gilded bronze. Bundle structure of lake reeds with floral corolla hosting one of the two lights. Main decorative element consisting of a stylized fish in opalescent glass, characterized by a sinuous movement and with the tail pointing upwards, the latter resting on a leafy base and placed in a projecting position. The ornamental display is completed by rivulets of water in opalescent glass placed under the animal. The glass parts have small chips and slight defects.

Secretaire Bottega Maggiolini

Secrétaire consisting of drawer under the plan, tilting door, with cabinet and two drawers at the bottom. Veneered in pedulle walnut and inlaid in various woods. The secrétaire is bipartite with a decoartive motif of the lower part entrusted to the marked grain of the walnut, in the upper part of the sides and the door are framed by the frame drops and lagging, at the center of the sash, place on a shelf, a wicker basket containing a bouquet of flowers. In the range under plan a Greek stylized leaves , on the uprights, two reserves candelabra bunches of ivy leaves held together by ribbons. The cabinet has two rows of three small drawers inside, which are veneered in mahogany with in the centre a row of four cherry wood with knobs in bronze, above a glove compartment. Different springs permit access to numerous hidden compartments. The lock of the door to double-lock also closes the upper drawer, while the door has counterweights that allow it to stand still in the open and then to close automatically raising it.