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Eight walnut Direttorio chairs, Tuscany, Lucca circa 1795
Located in Prato, IT
Eight walnut Direttorio Chairs with banded backs and floral pattern carving.
Paws with carved frames typical of Lucca.
Entirely hand-sewn straw seat.
Tuscany, late 18th century
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Directoire Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Maiden with Goat by Odo Franceschi (1879-1958) bronze, Florence, Italy
Located in Prato, IT
Maiden with Goat
Florence, Early 1900s
Odo Franceschi was born in Sesto Fiorentino in 1879. A student of Emilio Zocchi, Augusto Rivalta and Urbano Lucch...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Flying Mercury in green marble copied from the famous work of Giambologna
Located in Prato, IT
Green serpentine marble sculpture
Late 19th century
Height approx. 88 cm.
The flying mercury and the bronzes
While he was still busy working on the fountain in piazza Maggiore, the papal delegate Cesi asked Giambologna for a statue to be placed in the courtyard of the Archiginnasio, seat of the ancient and prestigious Bolognese university; he should have painted a bronze depicting the god Mercury with his index finger stretched towards the sky, a symbol of the divine origin of knowledge, which would have served as a warning to all students.
The project was never completed, but Giambologna elaborated a model preserved at the Civic Museum of Bologna, which is only the first of the numerous bronzes with the same subject made by the artist, defined precisely as flying Mercury. In later versions, the sculptor transformed Mercury into a much more dynamic figure reaching upwards, as if ready to take flight, giving it an unprecedented freedom of movement and lightness. When he returned to Florence, the sculptor certainly proposed it to the Medici, who enthusiastically immediately ordered one to be sent to Emperor Maximilian II of Habsburg, as a diplomatic gift for the ongoing negotiations of the wedding between Francesco and Giovanna, sister of the sovereign.
Giambologna replied with the two bronzes preserved in Vienna and Dresden and in 1580 cast the large Mercury now exhibited in the Bargello, originally intended for the loggia of the villa of Cardinal Ferdinando dei Medici to crown a fountain placed in the center of a magnificent decorative complex; the only variant with respect to the previous examples is constituted by the head of Zephyr placed under the foot of the god and from which a breath of wind blows it upwards, accentuating the sense of immateriality. In addition to the successful invention of the flying Mercury, Giambologna acquired immense fame by making numerous other bronzes for the Florentine collectors of the time; his first patron, Bernardo Vecchietti must certainly have owned many, given to him in part by the sculptor in exchange for his protection, but around the 1880s it can be said that there was no collector who did not aspire to own a work by Giambologna, especially those of small format.
The development of this trend in Florence is largely due to the artistic passions of the Grand Duke Francesco I, who with the creation of environments such as the Studiolo in Palazzo Vecchio and the Tribuna degli Uffizi, provided new criteria for the exhibition of the works, pushing all collectors to imitate his extraordinary collection. In the Studiolo, in addition to the painted tables that decorated the doors of the cupboards filled with all kinds of things, there were 8 niches containing bronze figures of divinities; Giambologna painted the one depicting Apollo (1573-75), with the characteristic serpentine pose and beautifully finished.
The placement of the statuette in the niche was no longer an impediment to the plurality of views as Giambologna endowed it with a sort of mechanism that allowed it to rotate. For the Tribune he instead created the six Labors of Hercules (1576-1589), small silver sculptures...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of Armchairs in Walnut Carlo x Tuscany, Italy, circa 1830
Located in Prato, IT
Pretty Tuscan armchairs in walnut. Comfortable armrests and typical turned paws. Backrest with perforated band. Wide and comfortable seat finished with beige "filaticcio".
Measureme...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Charles X Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Vincenzo Rosignoli 'Assisi, 1856 - Firenze, 1920' Scugnizzo
By Vincenzo Rosignoli
Located in Prato, IT
He lived for many years in Florence, where he was a pupil of the sculptor augusto passaglia. He decorates numerous florentine buildings and creates various sculptures in tuscany and ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Busts
Materials
Terracotta, Walnut
Russian Brass Samovar 19th Century Brass
Located in Prato, IT
Samovar with two side handles in ebanized turned wood
Very good condition
Russia
Early twentieth century
Height cm 57 Width cm 38
Weight 6 kg circa.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Russian Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Winter Farmyard, 18th Century Oil on Canvas, Figures in Snow Landscape
By George Morland
Located in Prato, IT
A wonderfully painted oil on canvas by George Morland depicting a moment of life in a cottage on a snowy winter day. Signed lower right.
George Morland (26 June 1763 – 29 October 1804) was an English painter. His early work was influenced by Francis Wheatley, but after the 1790s he came into his own style. His best compositions focus on rustic scenes: farms and hunting; smugglers and gypsies; and rich, textured landscapes informed by Dutch Golden Age painting...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
19th Century Italian Empire Period Walnut Night Stand
Located in Prato, IT
Veneered in walnut, three drawers with black columns with caryatid head and pure gold base. Four ebonized turned legs.
Coeval Carrara marble top.
Very good condition.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Night Stands
Materials
Carrara Marble
Italian Artisan Reproduction of the 1960s Game Table with 4 Chairs Wood Brass
Located in Prato, IT
Veneered in ebonized wood with gilded brass inserts.
Gilded bronze applications.
Fair condition: some scratches and small lacks
Dimensions: cm W 80 x D 80 x H 79.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Napoleon III Game Tables
Materials
Ormolu, Brass
Bronze Sculpture Signed Prof. Puntelli nude young girl
Located in Prato, IT
In dark patina bronze
Signed by Prof. Puntelli
Measures: Height 75 cm.
Category
Vintage 1910s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Wrought Iron Sconces with Double Candle Holders Black, Late 19th Century
Located in Prato, IT
Firenze, Italy, late 19th century
Magnificent blacksmith work
Entirely forged and wrought by hand. No existing welds.
No electrical system
Dimensions: H 42 x W 39 x D 20 cm.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
Pair of Italian Wrought Iron Andirons with Food Warmer Late 16th Century Black
Located in Prato, IT
Firenze, 16th century
Great craftsmanship typical of the Florentine Renaissance workforce.
These andirons come from a palace of the Florentine nobility and were used in the large f...
Category
Antique 16th Century Italian Andirons
Materials
Iron
16th Century Italian Armchair with Carved and Gilded Friezes, Firenze
Located in Prato, IT
Florence, late 16th century
Restored
New padding
Typical Renaissance Florentine "Seggiolone"
Dimensions: cm W66 x D63 x H140.
Category
Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Wine Tasting Tilt-Top Cherry Table, Italy, Early 19th Century
Located in Prato, IT
In solid cherry
Wine tasting tilt-top cherry table
Restored
Dimensions: Diameter cm 98 Height cm approximate 69.5.
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rustic Tables
Materials
Cherry
Pair of Louis XV Sconces in Gilt Bronze with Two Lights, Mid-20th Century
Located in Prato, IT
Italy, mid-20th century
Two lights
Decorated with floral themed acanthus leaves typical of the Louis XV style.
Electric wiring and spark plug for light b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Carlo X Walnut Round Table, Italy, Toscana, Mid-19th Century
Located in Prato, IT
In finely hand carved three-legged solid walnut.
Small plate band covered with walnut veneer with frame.
Liguria, First half '800
Dimensions: Diameter 143 Height 78 cm circa.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Charles X Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
Pair of China Yellow Background Vases with Dragons
Located in Prato, IT
China, 20th century.
Yellow background porcelain with dragon decorations
Height cm 55.
Category
20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Blue Cloisonné Vases, Enamelled and Gilded, Early 20th Century
Located in Prato, IT
China, early 20th century
Excellent condition for this pair of enameled and gilded cloisonné vases with floral motifs.
On the bottom of each paper label with inventory number written...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Vases
Materials
Metal
19th Century Terracotta Bust of a Young Girl Signed by Andrea Flaibani
Located in Prato, IT
Andrea Flaibani Friulian sculptor (Udine, Italy 1846 - Udine, Italy 1897)
Terracotta
Measures: Height 38 cm
Width cm 23
Base diameter cm 15
Weight kg approx. 5.5.
As a young...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Directoire Armchair in Cherrywood with light blue coating, Italy, 19th Century
Located in Prato, IT
Tuscany, Early 19th Century
In solid cherry. New padding and light blue coating.
Dimensions: cm H 100 x D 60 Seat height approx. 49 cm
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Directoire Armchairs
Materials
Cherry
Empire Fireplace Mirror in Pompeian Red with Golden Decorations
Located in Prato, IT
Rectangular mirror born to be placed on the fireplace. The mirror is divided into three original parts separated by frames with a golden border. Original the color that recalls the f...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Louis Philippe Carved Golden Wall Mirror
Located in Prato, IT
Made in France, circa 1880, the antique mirror has traditional lines with rounded corners. The frame is gilded with pure gold leaf on an engraved motif of matt and glossy stripes. A ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Secretaire Napoleone III, France, 19th Century, Black
Located in Prato, IT
France, second half '800
Lastronate in ebanized wood.
Inlay in brass, copper, pewter, mother-of-pearl.
Marble top in "Fior di pesco".
Inside three drawers with leather top with g...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century Tuscan Direttorio Dormeuse, Daybed, Italia
Located in Prato, IT
Toscana, end of '700 beginning '800
In walnut
Legs in the typical shape of the Tuscan direttorio with carved and gilded wood flower
Restored
Dimensions: cm L194 x D63 x H96
Sea...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Directoire Sofas
Materials
Walnut
Florentine Candlestick in Lathed and Silvered Wood, Late 17th Century
Located in Prato, IT
Italy, Firenze, late 17th century
Simple but elegant typical Florentine candlestick.
It has cracks and small lacks of the pinstripe typical o...
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Renaissance Candlesticks
Materials
Sheet Metal
Florentine Candlestick in Lathed and Silvered Wood, Late 17th Century
Located in Prato, IT
Italy, Firenze, late 17th century
Simple but elegant typical Florentine candlestick.
It has cracks and small lacks of the pinstripe typical o...
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Renaissance Candlesticks
Materials
Sheet Metal
Antique Hand-Carved Swat Chest from Pakistan
Located in Prato, IT
Swat, Pakistan
Period: mid-19th century
Entirely hand carved
Interlocking structure no gluing
Very good condition
Measurements: cm W113 x D59 x H121.5 cm.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Pakistani Sideboards
Materials
Cedar
Italian Empire Commode in Walnut with Black Columns Mirror White Carrara Marble
Located in Prato, IT
Italia, 1810
Walnut veneer
Top in white Carrara marble
Columns in ebonized wood
Bases, capitals and paw carvings gilded in pure gold
Good conditions
Chest of drawers W126 x D56...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair of Italian Porcelain Plates with Flowers on a White and Blue Background
Located in Prato, IT
Magnificent decoration of hand painted and decorated flowers. Pure gold border
Signed by D. Bruschi
Having seen the signature and the quality of the execution, they can be pruden...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Round Table in Mahogany Flame Veneers Regency Styled
Located in Prato, IT
Italy, 1960s handcrafted production
Regency style
In mahogany and mahogany flame veneers
Restored and polished a shellac.
Measures: Diameter 120 cm He...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Regency Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Venetian Trumeau Green Lacquered Hand Decorated Secretary with Writing Desk 1976
Located in Prato, IT
Venezia, Italy, handcrafted production from 1976
In Venetian style Louis XV
Painted and decorated in gold
Upper part with two doors with two beveled mirrors depicting a Lady and a...
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Large Blue and Gold Porcelain Vase
Located in Prato, IT
Germany, mid-20th century
In blue and gold painted porcelain
Dimensions cm W38 x D25 x H52 approx.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Empire Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze Sculpture “Man on Horseback” by Giulio Cipriani
Located in Prato, IT
Giulio Cipriani (1887-1956)
Sculpture In dark patina bronze with black marble base.
Dimensions cm W44 x D29 x H50 approx.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Black Soapstone Sculpture "Foo Dog" China 20th Century
Located in Prato, IT
China, sec. XX
In black soapstone.
Traces of red painting.
Size: cm 24 x 7 x 18.
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Yellow vase with lid, China, Sec. XX
Located in Prato, IT
China, Sec. XX
Decorations on yellow background containing flowers and birds on flowering branches.
Mild spinning on the neck.
Height about 38 cm.
Category
20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Empire Style Vases in Blue and Gold Porcelain
Located in Prato, IT
Germany, mid-20th century
Empire style
Blue and gold painted porcelain and white background band with floral decoration
Dimensions cm W28 x D20...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Empire Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Tabletop Picture Frame for 2 Portraits, Italy, Early 1900s
Located in Prato, IT
Tabletop picture frame
Carved in cirmolo
Some very small pieces of carving are missing.
Dimensions: W47 x H46 cm.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Picture Frames
Materials
Wood
Showcase with Flap and Desk in Mahogany Stained Glass, Early 20th Century
Located in Prato, IT
England, early 1900s
with stained glass
Solid mahogany
Good conditions
Dimensions: approx. L 90 x P 42 x H 213 cm.
Category
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Sideboards
Materials
Stained Glass, Mahogany
19th Century Etagère Shelves Napoleone III Walnut Maple Black
Located in Prato, IT
France, second half of the 19th century
Veneered, maple, thuja burl, ebony and ebonized walnut.
Restored
Dimensions: W71 x D39 x H135 cm.
Category
Antique 1860s Italian Napoleon III Shelves
Materials
Ebony, Walnut
Antique Three-Tier Dumb Waiter, Mahogany, Late-18th Century
Located in Prato, IT
England, circa 1780
In solid mahogany with three revolving shelves
Pleasant carving on the central column
three paw
Good conditions.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Chest of Drawers Veneered in Rosewood with Gray Marble Top
Located in Prato, IT
Tuscany, Louis XVI, end of the 18th century
Rosewood veneer with fruit wood fillets
Good conditions
Coeval marble
Dimensions: W103 x D56 x H85 cm.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Siena Marble
Louis XVI Chest of Drawers in Rosewood with Siena Yellow Marble
Located in Prato, IT
Tuscany, Louis XVI, end of the 18th century
Rosewood veneer with fruit wood fillets
Good conditions
Marble with Carrara base veneered with Giallo di Siena from a later period
Dim...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Carrara Marble, Siena Marble
Italian Mid-19th Century Poplar Burl Bed
Located in Prato, IT
Piemonte, Italy, mid-19th century
In poplar, walnut and poplar burl.
Very good condition
Dimensions: 115 x 207 x 110 cm
Complete with mattress (Simmons...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Louis Philippe Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Poplar
Italian Landscape Oil on Canvas Early 18th Century Gold Frame Venetian School
Located in Prato, IT
Veneto, Italy, early 18th century
Oil on canvas
20th century frame carved and gilded in pure gold
Dimensions: cm W 93 x H 78,5 x D 5.
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Work Table, Florentine Cabinetry, circa 1850
By Fratelli Falcini
Located in Prato, IT
This table is characterized by the high quality of the decoration, a dense but orderly inlay, evident in the absolute precision in cutting and combination of the various materials (p...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Other Tables
Materials
Maple, Rosewood, Palisander, Ebony, Cherry, Boxwood, Mother-of-Pearl
Pair of Empire Sconces in Gilded Bronze with Three Lights, Early 20th Century
Located in Prato, IT
Italy, early 20th century
Three lights.
Decorated with themes typical of the Empire style.
Electric wiring and spark plug for light bulbs with E14 socket.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Emilio Donnini Tuscan Landscape, Oil on Canvas with Gilt Frame
By Emilio Donnini
Located in Prato, IT
Tuscan landscape with bridge over a stream and peasant women
Signed "E. Donnini", bottom right
Gilded frame
Oil on canvas, cm H83,5 x W60
Emilio Donnini (Florence, 1809 - Florence, 1886) was an Italian painter.
There is no information regarding Donnini's pictorial training, whose documented activity, exercised in his Florentine studio in via del Maglio, began in 1843, the year in which he participated in the exhibition of the Florentine Promoter Society with View of a river with a bridge. Regular frequenter of the Caffè Michelangiolo, the meeting place of Macchiaioli painters, he regularly participates in the exhibitions organized by the Florentine Promoter Society of Fine Arts, starting from 1845 with Country of invention and View of a mill near Pisa and in 1847 with a series of views of Versilia. In the same year, his friend Antonio Puccinelli portrayed him in the Portrait of the painter Emilio Donnini: with the Pisan, Donnini shares patriotic and irredentist ideals and in all likelihood participates in the uprisings of 1848. In this period he approaches the Markò family, with whom he frequently moves between the Island of Elba, the Lazio and Tuscan countryside to paint landscapes en plein air, in the Macchiaioli way. In 1848 he painted Glimpses of Vicopisano, in 1849 he participated in the Promoter with a View of the Valdarno near Docciola, in 1850 with Marciana, View in the outlines of Seravezza and Marciana Marina. In 1852 he painted a marina for the walls of the Caffè Michelangiolo, in 1853 he participated in the Promoter with the Porto Lungone beach, Civitavecchia beach and Tramonto di sole sul mare.
Starting from 1854 he is part of the artists of the Scuola di Staggia with the Markò, Serafino De Tivoli, Carlo Ademollo, Alessandro La Volpe, Lorenzo Gelati and Saverio Altamura and, in the same year, he was awarded by the Promoter for the Marina di Livorno paintings at the Ponte alla Sassara, Marina near Marciana with sun effect and View of a lake with sunset.
In 1855 he participated in the Promotrice with Marina with boats, A road of Mugello near Vicchio, The furnaces of Prince Corsini in the Valdarno and Lo stradone del Gombo, in 1856 with Campagne Senesi, in 1857 with Paese del Mugello with bather, in 1858 he was awarded the Silver medal with A morning on the sea, where he also exhibits Country near Pisa, The mountains of Marciana, Rio beach...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Italian Barocchetto Console, Genova, circa 1760
Located in Prato, IT
Lacquered and gilded pure gold
Faux marble top
Dimensions: cm W 110 x D 45 x H 101
Barocchetto Italiano (DAL 1720 AL 1780)
With the economic decline of the Italian aristocracy, the smaller proportions of Rococo furniture lent themselves to update the furnishings of the palace. Furniture was produced, mainly in the Veneto, with a typically Baroque formal layout, but with more minute proportions and more elegant decorative modules typical of Rococo furniture that did not contrast with the old Baroque scenographic furniture. This style, which spread throughout the peninsula, was called Italian Baroque. Venice, already renowned for its painted and lacquered furniture, was the center of the development of this style, where it lasted well beyond the mid-eighteenth century.
In addition to the Veneto, furniture in this style was built by the Genoese cabinetmakers heirs of Anton Maria Maragliano (1664 - 1739) and in Piedmont, where the productions of Luigi Prinotto (1706 - 1790) and Pietro Piffetti...
Category
Antique 1760s Italian Other Console Tables
Materials
Pine
Italian Game Table Louis XV in Walnut, 18 Century, circa 1780
Located in Prato, IT
Italy, Tuscany, around 1780
Elegant game table console side table in solid walnut with one side drawer.
Top veneered in mahogany, rosewood, olive and maple.
Dimensions: cm W 82 x ...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XV Game Tables
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Mirror Veneered in Mahogany with Decorations in Pure Gold Gilded Wood Early '900
Located in Prato, IT
Tuscany, early 1900s
Shellac polished mahogany veneer
Floral decorations in pure gold gilded wood fog effect mirror
Restored
Dimensions: approx. W 51 x H 100 cm.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Mirror
Emanuele Zambini Terracotta Sculpture
Located in Prato, IT
Firenze, Italy, 1942
In terracotta
Signed Emanuele Zambini
Measure: Height 61 cm.
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Finely Modeled Terracotta Capital with Cherubs, Late 19th Century
Located in Prato, IT
Florence, late 19th century
Break repaired with old restoration (see photos)
Dimensions: cm H 30 x L 33 x P 26.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Finely Executed Ganesh Soapstone Sculpture, 19th Century
Located in Prato, IT
India, 19th century
Signs of old repaired cracks
Dimensions: approx. H 29 x L 20 x P 6 cm.
In the Hindu religion, Ganesha or Ganesh (Sanskrit ???? IAST Ga?esa [1]) is one of the best known and most revered representations of God; eldest son of Shiva and Parvati...
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
