Impressive Neo-Baroque Italian Ceiling Frame, Florence, 1910

Grand Baroque composition made in Naples in the mid-17th century intended for the private chapel of a noble Neapolitan family. In the early nineteenth century on the finely executed ...

Guido Borgianni was born in New York on June 11, 1915, to Florentine Roberto Borgianni, a leather merchant, and Sara Herreshoff, who belonged to one of the wealthiest families in the United States and became a legend in the construction of the racing boats that also participated in and won the America's Cup. Guido was not even a year old when, once his parents' marriage had foundered, his father brought him back to Florence. Of Guido Borgianni's extraordinary gifts as a draftsman and painter, Galileo Chini, his neighbor, noticed, and he worked to see that talent refined. Thus Borgianni attended the Academy of Fine Arts under Felice Carena, a strict teacher but one who knew how to appreciate the qualities of his pupils. In the first part of his life he signed his works in black. Then, when he became a pointillist, he began to use red. Among his great admirers were Alessandro Parronchi and Oskar Kokoschka, who was captivated by Borgianni's paintings during his Florentine stay in 1949. Soffici, Saetti, Malaparte, Montale, Pratolini, and Cesare Zavattini, the screenwriter of Vittorio De Sica and Italian neorealism, all liked him very much, finding him "as beautiful as a Corot." In 1946 he exhibited at the Quadriennale in Rome. After his marriage to Simonetta Avila in 1954, his activities were enlivened by travel: in 1955 to Venice, in 1957 to Paris, from 1958 to 1962 around Italy, in 1964 to Spain, in 1971 to New York and Barbados Islands. In 1950 he was awarded a prize at the Mostra Nazionale del Fiorino in Florence, and in 1956 he was appointed Academician of the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno in Florence. In 1957 he was awarded First Prize at the Portrait Exhibition at Dante's House in Florence. Upon his death, deep condolences were expressed by the president of the Florence City...

Spectacular ceiling lamp with 64 amber and lattimo Murano glass. Elegant lighting object. Period: late 20th century Dimensions: 15.75 inches (40 cm) height, 29.50 inches (80 cm) de...

Spectacular ceiling lamp with 76 Murano glasses. The glasses have two different colors, half are transparent with white spots, half are pink ...

Young woman undecided whether to bathe in the fountain or to continue mirroring herself in the water. A small masterpiece of the early Italian Art Nouveau period. Signee L. Nardoni.

Pair Spectacular ceiling lamps with 64 amber and lattimo Murano glass. Elegant lighting object. Period: late 20th century Dimensions: 15.75 inches (40...

This original 18th century silver gilded over brass frame is elaborately embossed and chiseled. The central oval is surrounded by rocaille and volute motifs typical of the Baroque pe...

Wonderful Italian Empire original giltwood frame. Early 19th Century Internal measurements cm 13 x 10 Every item of our Gallery, upon request, is accompanied by a certifica...

Salvator Rosa last 17th century giltwood frame. Internal measurements cm 24 x 32.5 Pure example of Italian Salvator Rosa gild wood frame of 17th century. "Salvator Rosa" is the famo...

Provenance: Italy, Florentine "Bottega" mid-19th Century Round Frame Hand Carved and gilded with pure gold leaves Dimensions: Outer diameter 122 cm - Inner diameter 82 cm - thickne...

Antique German architecture print on heavy paper showing an illustration of a portion of a ceiling painting in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, 16th centur...

Antique German architecture print on heavy paper showing an illustration of a portion of a ceiling painting in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, 16th centur...