Tripod Fruit Bowl with Lid, Paris Porcelain, 18th Century

Important oval-shaped fruit bowl in chased bronze, with copper patina and decorated in mid-relief with a bunch of grapes, vine shoots and vine leaves with a hammered background. I...

Superb fruit bowl, model "Pompadour", exceptional Italian handicraft work, produced by the Vetrerie di Empoli signed "Griffe Montenapoleone Milano". This beautiful piece is made of glass, mouth-blown, entirely hand-ground, the frieze of acanthus leaves engraved on the outer rim, the speckling and the finishing of the decoration are also hand-made with 24-carat gold.   Period: 20th century Dimensions: height: 27cm diameter of the cup : 37cm At the beginning of the 1900s, the Vetrerie di Empoli started to produce artistic glassware for the table, in parallel with the traditional production of flasks and lady's glasses, this activity quickly became a great commercial success and an unexpected artistic and cultural impact. In 1935, Vetrerie di Empoli, well ahead of its time, opened single-brand shops in Rome, Turin and Milan, and Empoli green glass...

Sublime illumination from the end of the 18th century. It is a sonnet which was composed, drawn and written by an elderly person, since his dedication mentions his seventy-fifth year, precisely dated by the author's care in 1771. Dimensions: H: 54 x W: 42cm The frame which is original has been fully restored, then fully gilded with gold leaf, presenting a double patina. We would like to thank the HB workshop and Henda Bayoudh for the care taken in this exceptional work which has spanned more than two centuries. The sonnet is certainly the most widely used fixed form of poetry. The recipes for the sonnet vary from time to time and each poet tries to add his own personal touch. Made up of fourteen lines, originally from the Decasyllables, then especially from the Alexandrines, his lines are divided into three distinct stanzas, two quatrains followed by a sizain, separated into two tercets. Here our eyes are amazed at the agility of this elderly man, who, guided by Love, gratitude and benevolence, was able to express his gratitude, through the different arts he mastered, writing and drawing. It is a thanksgiving, not intended directly for God but for one of his disciples, who on this earth was for him like the “Savior”. We will notice the quality and the care brought to the work, the symbolism is also very present and reveals the devotion of the artist. In the lower part of the work, the presence of the dog, the dog is the animal of Ahura Mazda...

Important Norman wedding cabinet, old oak of very good quality.  It consists of a straight body with straight uprights topped by a horizontal cornice. This crowning, very worked and richly decorated with a splendid medallion of sculptures in relief representing a basket of abundance, filled with roses and grapes surrounded by the two doves of Love.   On each one is represented, the second part of the eighteenth fable of the book I of Jean de La Fontaine located in the first collection of the Fables of La Fontaine, published for the first time in 1668, "The Fox and the Stork", it tells us, the revenge of the Stork, which in its turn invites the Fox to her house. The Stork prepares a delicious meat, but cut in small pieces and put in a vase with a long neck, depriving the Fox of his meal.  It opens on three beautiful shelves and a drawer in perfect condition. The lock and the key are also original. Period : End of 18th century - Beginning of 19th century Dimensions : Height : 230cm x Width : 148cm x Depth : 48cm It is in the 18th century that the Norman wardrobe takes its characteristic shape, it combines structure and Louis XV repertoire with Louis XVI motifs.  It is at this same time of economic and social stability allowing a certain elevation of the living conditions that it enters the bourgeois and peasant residences.  Today, it still symbolizes in the eyes of all marriage and creation of the new home. It was brought as a dowry by the bride along with her trousseau.  The sculptures were varied. The profession or the hobby of the father of the bride...

A small Georgian period mahogany knee-hole desk with blue leather sliding writing surface. It has a single full width central drawer topped by a hinged cupboard door in the knee ho...

A delightful Louis XVI secretary, built in oak and polished mahogany veneer, it is topped with a grey Saint-Anne des Pyrénées marble. It is equipped with a high drawer, offering a beautiful storage space, just below, it reveals a flap, discovering a space of a sobriety characteristic of Louis XVI Secretaries.  It consists of a large niche under which are seven drawers, six of which are of identical capacity, all in mahogany veneer. The flap is covered with original Camel coloured leather. At the bottom, it is equipped with two doors, housing a new storage compartment. These three front doors are equipped with cut brass lock entries.  This numerical inferiority is compensated by the presence of two pearled brass pull handles on the top drawer. The fluted uprights of this piece of furniture end in four tapered legs with gilded alloy shoes for the front legs. The back is a magnificent work of wood veneer entirely of the period. Period : 18th century Dimensions : Height : 130cm x Width : 64cm x Depth : 33cm In the 18th century, the ingenuity and talent of cabinetmakers were used to make secretaries with shapes as diverse as their names and with a great wealth of ornamentation, secretaries with a wide range of colours, and secretaries with a wide range of colours.  of ornamentation, desk secretaries, of which we find in the 1760 General Inventory of Crown Furniture wonderful specimens, such as cylinder secretaries, usually made of solid mahogany, the "bonheur du jour", travelling secretaries...

This Meissen porcelain hand painted bowl with lid dates to the late 19th century Beautifully detailed with delicate colorful flowers and child The bowl is signed underneath with th...

This is a soup bowl in a smaller size as usual, it was a special sized for fine foods. This is a piece of the production of the Italian factory Richard Ginori Doccia...

This very fine soup bowl is a piece of the production of the Italian factory Richard Ginori Doccia. It is a timeless piece rich of beauty and elegance, ...

South American silver bowl from the 18th century, apparently unmarked, from the Colonial era, with ornate handles on either end and beautiful curved lines around the rim. It measures...

Beautiful weathered piece of pottery from the South of Spain. Amazing blue decoration Spain circa 1750-1800 Good but weathered condition H:7,5cm W:25,5cm D:25,5cm

Stunning, aesthetic, timeless are words that can be used to describe this elegant and modern travertine bowl from Kiwano. Expertly crafted and finished by hand, our travertine vases ...