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1626 dated Red chalk drawing on paper, 28 x 20 cm on the reverse collector's stamp of H(einrich) Lempertz (unfortunately not traceable in the catalogue of his auctioned collection...

During the Counter-Reformation, the traditional cult of saints was encouraged, and spiritual exercises were recommended to come closer to God. In the pai...

This drawing shows several studies of a donkey with a carriage. Its style is close to Flemish 17th century artists. On the passepartout one reads "Mathias Scheyer/ Jacob Weyer", both...

Jean-Pierre Norblin de La Gourdaine (Polish: Jan Piotr Norblin; 15 July 1745 – 23 February 1830) was a Polish-French painter, draughtsman, engraver and caricaturist. Born in France, from 1774 to 1804 he resided in the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, where he obtained citizenship. He is considered one of the most important painters of the Enlightenment in Poland. He achieved great success in Poland. Given many commissions from some of the most notable families of the country, he stayed there for many years, not returning to Paris until the early 19th century. His style showed the influence of Antoine Watteau, and combined the Rococo tradition of charming fêtes galantes and fêtes champêtres with a panorama of daily life and current political events, captured with journalistic accuracy. He created a gallery of portraits of representatives of all social classes in the last years of the Polish–Lithuanian...

An exceptionally beautiful antique French wood carving, made in the 17th century. It depicts Madonna standing with open offering arms .The...

Claude Lorrain landscape with the temptation of Saint Anthony .Richard Earlom aquatint c1817 by Lorrain, Claude le/Earlom, Richard Country...

Claude Lorrain landscape with the God Hermes, Amor and the Muses. Richard Earlom aquatint c1817 by Lorrain, Claude le/Earlom, Richard Countryside with ...

Pierre Berchet, Drawing of Putti playing in a landscape, Painter of decorative history subjects; trained under La Fosse; worked in France and during the 1690s...

Two putti with symbols of war and victory (cannons, cannonballs, armour, anchor, lion's head, laurel branch/ olive branch, flag, staff with helmet) in pediment triangle. Probably a d...

Pair of large oval-shaped baroque mirrors (II / II) Roman master carver of the seventeenth century Carved, lacquered and gilded wood Antique mercury silvered glass mirror 92 x 76 cm. (at the mirror 59 x 43 cm.) We present this pair of prestigious oval-shaped mirrors (of which a second pair is also available, of excellent executive level, which interprets the period of the Italian Baroque in an exemplary way. The works are in carved and gilded wood with a black lacquered background, richly decorated with a deep volute carving with particularly vigorous leaf motifs, coping and lateral ends embellished with cherub heads. This type of boldly carved volute acanthus mirrors...

Old Italian console Louis XVI style gilded wood, quality work made in the late eighteenth century by Genoese workers. Louis XVI period (1774-1793) Genoa, around 1785 Carved and gilded wood, Spanish brocatel marble Height 88 cm, width 103 cm, depth 54 cm. The furniture is surrounded by an elegant ornamental device characterized by the typical motifs of the neoclassical repertoire, with garlands, stylized flowers and oak branches. Refined festoons of bay leaves descend from the strip, giving a pleasant feeling of harmony to the structure, while the four slender legs are delimited by a fluted truncated cone shape, adorned with a rich leafy capital. The console is complete with a marble shelf "Broccatello di Spagna", original of the time, characterized by a golden yellow background with shades of purplish red. Very good state of conservation. Certificate of historical authenticity. The furniture is accompanied by a rich photographic documentation, which allows an in-depth analysis. If you wish to see it yourself, you are invited to visit our Riva del Garda...

Flowers in A Basket by Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer. A Still Life of flowers in a basket including jasmine, honeysuckle, dahlias, parrot tulips, delphiniums and white carnations.