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Napoleon III Blue Royal Lidded Vases Hand Painted Landscapes and Bronze Handles
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Firenze, IT
A pair of Napoleon III late 19th century French oval shaped lidded vases rendered in Blue Royal glazed porcelain in the style of Sevres manufacture. These very fine large scale decor...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Vases

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Bronze

Italian 19th Century Hand Carved Alabaster Bust Sculpture of a Young Girl Holdin
By Adolfo Cipriani
Located in Firenze, IT
A stunning Italian late 19th early 20th century hand carved alabaster bust sculpture depicting a young baby girl cradling a dove. The girl wearing a lace bonnet her hair tied back a...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Busts

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Alabaster

A Pair of Vintage Silver Heron Birds Decorative Sculptures
Located in Firenze, IT
This lovely pair of vintage hand crafted Silver Herons sculptures can be dated to the early 20th century. These tiny statuettes are natural decorative elements that recall the art no...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

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Silver

Italian Antiques Louis XIV Urn Lacquer and Gilt Vases
Located in Firenze, IT
Sourced in a sumptuous Roman villa, never before seen on the antiques market, these Italian large scale Louis XIV urn vases originally used as enormous palm holders exude royalty, a ...
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Urns

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Gold Leaf

Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Pierced Gilt Bronze Jewelry Box
Located in Firenze, IT
This lavish French Art Nouveau period (1880-1910) jewelry box is entirely chiseled, hammered and pierced with flowers and leaf patterns. This late 19th – early 20th century rectangul...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Jewelry Boxes

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Bronze

French 18th Century Louis XVI Ormolu Handled Vases, Relief Putto on Marble Base
By Pierre Gouthiere
Located in Firenze, IT
This pair of French Louis XVI ormolu handled vases date back to late 18th century (1700s) These exceptional camapana urn shaped gilt bronze vases were created with the ancient tradit...
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Vases

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Belgian Black Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Empire Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Decorative Jewelry Box
Located in Firenze, IT
This French Empire 19th century rectangular porcelain dresser box or jewlery decorative casket has a wonderfully patinated powder blue/cerulean light blue background color and features grotesque masks, architectural vase, fruit, flowers and leafy scrolled design throughout painted as a trompe l’oeil in the round. Ormolu mounts enrich the whole box. The paintings on this casket are striking as is the color palette used, a wonderful mix of light purple, cream, blue and soft brown. The lid is centered by a grotesque mask inspired by antiquity. The front, back and sides are profusely decorated with architectural elements, cartouches and volutes. The design is centered by a vase with a fruit arrangement that appear to be plums. The decoration could refer to the allegory of autumn and the mask painted on the lid could refer to Bacchus. Both the color of the porcelain and the paintings are very unusual and a sign of high quality and uniqueness.The box was most probably given to a high-ranking lady as a gift on the occasion of her marriage, or perhaps after the birth of a child. The lidded box is fitted with ormolu mounts, hinges and clasp. A gilt bronze band finelly chiseled in the form of a rope adorns the upper part. The trinket box rests on four gilt bronze lion paw feet. This striking French porcelain box...
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Jewelry Boxes

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Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century Capodimonte Polychrome Porcelain Incense Burners Vases with Flowers
By Capodimonte
Located in Firenze, IT
An exquisite pair of early 19th century Italian Capodimonte Rocococ style polychrome porcelain incense burners in the form of urn shaped vases with two handles and pierced lids. The...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Vases

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Porcelain

Italian 19th Century Renaissance White Glazed Porcelain Figural Group Sculpture
By Capodimonte, Carlo Ginori, Giambologna
Located in Firenze, IT
This compelling Italian 19th century white glazed porcelain sculpture depicts ‘The Rape of the Sabines’, after a monumental work by the Renaissance artist, Giambologna (1529-1608) th...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Italian 19th Century Big Scale Hand Carved Table Top Wood Lion Sculpture
Located in Firenze, IT
This 19th century big scale Italian animalier sculpure features a lion striding forward on a root-wood base, snarling with open mouth and expressive eyes enlivening its rippling mane with an extremely realistic sense of motion. The wooden statue, wonderful as a table top, is entirely hand carved in the round in a single block of solid olive wood, sign of high quality and sculptural artisanal mastery. An original whimsical and impressive centerpiece clearly sculpted by a true artist who carved the block of wood creating this figure of the proudest feline boasting a detailed study of the lion's anatomy.The features on the face, mane, muscles, tail and the paws are still distinctive and full of character as well as the beautifully carved stand. This sculpture boasts smooth surface and a warm patina developed over centuries and exudes wonderful quality and timelessness of the ancient world. The rich original patina brings further intrigue to its intricately carved details. This hand carved wooden lion statue is a great looking antique centrepiece...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Rustic Animal Sculptures

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Wood

19th Century Antique Burmese Solid Silver Silver Hand Crafted Thabeik Bowl
Located in Firenze, IT
This is a sensational pair of 19th century antique Burmese silver repousse Thabeik bowls, both richly decorated in the round in high relief depicting different traditional scenes from the Burmese mythology and history, showing very detailed figures, animals, chariot and trees the whole scene is set against a finely chiseled matted background in landscapes. Around the top chased with scrolling foliage, bands and geometrical triangular patterns perfectly proportioned complete this intriguing design. The base decorated with large over-lapping leaves. These extremely decorative bowls rest on three silver ball feet...
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Antique Late 19th Century Burmese Tibetan Decorative Bowls

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Silver

Pair of Italian Empire Early 19th Century Silver Candlesticks, Rome, circa 1811
Located in Firenze, IT
This pair of elegant 19th century Italian Empire period (1811-1817) silver chiseled candlesticks show a simple but elegant design and shape. The conical structure embellished with festoon and garlands rests on an unfilled round base decorated with acanthus leaves offset olive-shaped grommets adorned with a frieze of palmettes and a flat, plate-shaped drip edge. Smooth design of the surface divided by delicate leaf and cord friezes. These candleholders were crafted between 1811 and 1817 in Rome during the occupation of city by the French Empire. The style was called ‘Regency’ in England and USA, ‘Empire’ in France and Italy. Branded by the Roman French occupation control hallmark dated 1811-1814 Fineness mark: Silver 800 for large objects...
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Candlesticks

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Silver

Italian Vintage Mid-Century Turquoise Opaline Murano Glass Soliflower Vases
Located in Firenze, IT
This pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano opaline glass soliflower vases boast a funny trumpet and round belly shape, the most wonderful translucent turquoise color, a lovely ye...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Paint

French 19th Century Tall Blue Painted Tole and Parcel Gilt Pricket Candlesticks
Located in Firenze, IT
This pair of tall French 19th century blue painted tole and parcel gilt tin pricket candlesticks feature an elegant neoclassical Louis XVI shape. Each candleholder with inverted sca...
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Candlesticks

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Metal, Tin

Art Nouveau Huge Vienna Hand Painted Terracotta Vase Orpheus with Lions
By Adolphe-Jean Lavergne, Friedrich Goldscheider
Located in Firenze, IT
This Art Nouveau hand painted Viennese terracotta decorative piece is a large exhibition vase featuring an animalier and mythological theme by Adolphe-Jean Lavergne for Friedrich Gol...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Vases

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Terracotta

Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Silvered Pineapple Ice Bucket and Sugar Bowl
By Mauro Manetti
Located in Firenze, IT
This Italian vintage set of decorative lidded bowls in the shape of pineapple will brighten your table. Stylish Mid-century Modern ice bucket and sugar bowl or candy box clad in a naturalistic silvered metal finish, manufactured in 1970 circa in the style of Mauro Manetti, Florence. The largest container is an ice bucket, so useful for ice cubes and even ice cream or sorbet, the cold is guaranteed by the internal removable tin liner, frozen for a long time as the lid sits tight on the bucket. The smaller pineapple, fitted with a removable blue glass vase can be used as a decorative candy box, sugar bowl or ashtray or trinket case...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Metal, Tin

European Art Nouveau Wrought Hand Forged Rust Iron Snake Sculpture Centerpiece
Located in Firenze, IT
An European Art Nouveau masterfully forged iron sculpture in the shape of a snake coiled on a tree trunk is a wonderful and original decorative element, a conversation artwork piece, an unusual antique animal sculpture...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

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Wrought Iron

18th Century Italian Murano Clear Glass and Blue Trimmed Blown Glass Bottles
By Lavorazione Arte Murano
Located in Firenze, IT
This wonderful antique late 18th century (1780 circa) Murano blown clear glass set of four lidded bottles recalling a genie bottle shape, is made of the most thin and see-through gla...
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Glass

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Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Marble Bowl on Pedestal or Tazza Centerpiece
Located in Firenze, IT
This Italian 19th century ( 1810- 1860 circa) antique neoclassical marble tazza or bowl on pedestal features round lines finished with a rolled edge both on top and on socle. This hi...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Decorative Bowls

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Marble

19th Century Italian Female Terracotta Bust on Ebonized Base Signed and Dated
By M. Zamoiejski
Located in Firenze, IT
This lovely and charming terracotta sculpture of a woman has narrow proportion and is signed by M. Zamoiejski G.B.R and dated Florence, 19 March 1894. The sculptor indicated both the...
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Antique 1890s Italian Other Busts

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Terracotta, Wood

Capodimonte late 19th Century White Porcelain Group of Male and Female Figurines
By Capodimonte
Located in Firenze, IT
A lovely antique Italian Capodimonte white porcelain biscuit male and female figurines sculptured in the round depicting in a very romantic moment. This centrepiece group features tw...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Romantic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of French Empire Period Matte and Burnished Gilt Porcelain Vases
Located in Firenze, IT
Pair of French 19th century Empire porcelain two handles baluster-shaped vases. The body of each vase is in two-toned gold exceptionally tooled with matte and glazed gold. The vases ...
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Vases

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Porcelain

Contemporary Ram's Head Bronze Sculpture Lost Wax Casting Technique Green Patina
By Pablo Simunovic
Located in Firenze, IT
This contemporary solid bronze sculpture of a ram's head is inspired by the art of Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece with a reference to neoclassicism. The artist is able to attribute ...
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2010s Italian Neoclassical Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Contemporary Rhino Trophy Head Bronze Wall Sculpture with Green Patina Finish
By Pablo Simunovic
Located in Firenze, IT
This contemporary bronze sculpture of rhinoceros head faithfully reproduces – in almost real size - one of the largest mammals in the world. Proud and mighty, this rhino trophy head ...
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2010s Italian Organic Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Carrara Marble Urn Vases on Pedestals
Located in Firenze, IT
Pair of Italian (probably Florence) 18th century white Carrara marble campana shaped vases, extremely decorative architectural pieces both for indoor or outdoor use dating back to Ne...
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Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Carrara Marble

F. Barbedienne, 19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Cloisonnè Enamel Tazza Cup
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Firenze, IT
This French 19th Century antique lovely bronze and cloisonnè enamel tazza or cup with handles is an artwork made by Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810–1892). This Napoleon III period little...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls

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Enamel, Bronze

Black Patinated Solid Bronze Contemporary Art Deco Inspired Leopard Sculpture
By Pablo Simunovic
Located in Firenze, IT
This contemporary sculpture representing a walking leopard on a rectangular naturalistic base is made of solid burnished black patinated bronze, created by the Argentine-Italian arti...
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2010s Italian Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Hand Carved Walnut Wood Four Doors Miniature Chest
Located in Firenze, IT
This lovely French late 19th century walnut miniature chest is ornately hand carved with the typical Coastal France, probably Breton, geometrical patterns inlays and charming hand-tu...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Models and Miniatures

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Walnut, Nutwood

Antique French 19th Century Jewelry Box Flap Door Miniature Wood Cabinet
Located in Firenze, IT
This beautiful French late 19th century chest of drawers in black ebonized wood and cherrywood reproduces with perfect proportions in scale a miniature cabinet with three drawers and an upper flap door that opens to reveal a white marble top and an oval mirror inside, nice hand carved band on top with geometrical pattern and molded base. The black lacquered wood creates a wonderful contrast with the beautiful honey-colored wood grain. Despite its convenient size, extremely detailed, this chest of drawers is equipped with a white Carrara marble top and a small mirror that make it even more special and useful. The model of a piece of furniture was originally created by cabinet makers to show their skills to the customer and to present the sample of the furniture which would then have been produced on a larger scale. These commode miniatures, along with other specimens, were displayed in the craftsman's workshop to serve as examples to aid the potential client in making a selection. Some also think that these little chests were used as doll and puppets...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Jewelry Boxes

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Carrara Marble, Metal

Antique French Faience Lidded Bowl Tureen Hand Painted with Flowers and Insects
By Rouen
Located in Firenze, IT
A French 18th century large polychrome Faience lidded soup toureen or entree dish with scallop-shaped edges attributable to Rouen manufacture. This lovely...
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Antique 18th Century French Rococo Decorative Bowls

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Faience, Maiolica, Porcelain, Pottery

Elephant on Iron Pedestal, Lost Wax Casting Parcel-Gilt Patina Bronze Sculpture
By Pablo Simunovic
Located in Firenze, IT
Through this bronze sculpture featuring a gold patina the artist takes us into an imaginative and fantastic world, the image of the elephant on the pedestal reminds us of the circus environment and is linked to childhood memories. In this case the artist took the moment when the elephant gets up on its front legs. This exquisite solid bronze sculpture of an elephant rests on a vintage iron weight...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Brutalist Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Italian 19th Century Renaissance Style Wood Lacquer and Painted Gesso Lidded Box
Located in Firenze, IT
This beautiful 19th century Florentine rectangular lidded box is entirely decorated in the round with all typical Renaissance Italian patterns. The whi...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Jewelry Boxes

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Gesso, Plaster, Wood

19th Century French Orientalist Polychrome Wax Sculptures on Giltwood Base
Located in Firenze, IT
These unusual hand-sculpted polychrome wax figurines on giltwood base depicting two Arabs relaxing on a sofa perfectly captures late 19th century Europe's perspective and aesthetic f...
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Antique 19th Century French Other Sculptures

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Other

1970s Italian Multicolored Glazed Ceramic Shell Centerpiece with Coral and Crabs
By Falco Marino
Located in Firenze, IT
There is all the Italian artisan mastery in this exceptional Mid-Century Modern open worked large Majolica ornament centerpiece in the form of a long shell enriched with crab, seahorse and red coral perfectly shaped inside it. Looking at this sculpture you will feel the sound of the ocean. Every part of this colorful and powerful handmade marine themed composition is incredibly realistic and well made. The open shell depicted in a palette made of browns, pink, yellow and green contains a big red coral...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

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Ceramic, Majolica

1950s White Murano Vase with Gold Flecks, Blue Flowers and Transparent Handles
By S.I.V.A
Located in Firenze, IT
This gorgeous mid-century modern Italian Murano hand blown vase has an elegant milky white background with gold flecks and light blue flower patterns with its original label of S.I.V...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

18th Century Capodimonte White Glaze Porcelain Statue Male and Female Figurines
By Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea 1
Located in Firenze, IT
A pair of late 18th century Naples, real Fabbrica Ferdinandea, white porcelain figures of a lady and a man are hand modeled in the round. This lovely couple of statuettes in the white feature a fruit vendor and a peasant. The man, modelled in a theatrical pose against a tree stump, wears a hat and a scarf. His right hand in his breeches pocket, he is leaning on the tree with his left hand. The woman wears a skirt and a low necked jacket and holds a basket of fruit in her arms, the hair gathered with a bow on her head. This two little statues...
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Italian 19th Century Ginori Glazed and Parcel Gilt Porcelain Armorial Vase
By Carlo Ginori
Located in Firenze, IT
This truly exceptional and rare antique early 19th century Ginori two handles hand-painted porcelain vase is inspired by those that the Medici, Florence's ruling family during the Renaissance, used to put in their homes, gardens and courtyards. The white porcelain background is richly decorated in the round with royal blue and 24-karat parcel-gilt details throughout. A large, completely gilded band decorates the upper and lower part of the vase that features two white and gold fluted handles each with two gold men’s masks finals that join the body of the vase. Two multicolored hand painted coats of arms of a noble Italian family featuring an armor with red, rose, green and yellow feathers and a rampant lion are painted at the very centre among the gold painted foliage both framed by an oval gilt band. The gilding on this stunning neoclassical centrepiece...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Porcelain

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