2oth Century Italian Solid Silver Violinist statue with wooden violin

Miniature in solid 800 silver reproducing D'Artagnan The miniature was made of solid silver with the fusion technique and subsequently finished with a chisel. The final finish was in natural, burnished silver and with 24kt gold details. Marble base By Geca Silversmith - MIlan - Italy for ARVAL ARGENTI VALENZA Silver statuette representing Charles de Batz-Castelmore, comte d'Artagnan. In 1630, aged about 20, he went to Paris to join the French Guards on the recommendation of a relative of his mother, the lord of Tréville, who also appears in Dumas' novels as his protector . It was at this time that the young Charles decided to adopt the surname d'Artagnan, that of his mother's family. The paternal branch in fact belonged to the bourgeoisie, and Charles preferred to use the surname that would have given him more prestige. Thus it was that the royal d'Artagnan did 15 years of military service until Cardinal Mazarin...

Reproduction of "Tournament Knight Russia 14th Century." On a resin horse enameled black was placed a 925 sterling silver knight wearing medieval tournament armor typical of 14t...

Mahogany vertical piano miniature with 925 sterling silver inserts and details. In the upper part, the silver is pierced with drawings of children picki...

Silver 800 candelabra. The nine-light candelabra represents Hercules to fight the Hydra. Completely handmade in casting and chisel. By ARGENTERIE DI MILANO - Fiorentini - Milan - Italy Wooden base 17,800 grams of 800 silver This item was exhibited in Turin - Reggia di Venaria - for the exhibition "Hercules and his myth" Rooms of the Arts, The Lernaean Hydra or Hydra of Lerna (Greek: Lernaîa Hýdra), more often known simply as the Hydra, was a serpentine water monster in Greek and Roman mythology. Its lair was the lake of Lerna in the Argolid, which was also the site of the myth of the Danaids. Lerna was reputed to be an entrance to the Underworld[1] and archaeology has established it as a sacred site older than Mycenaean Argos. In the canonical Hydra myth, the monster is killed by Heracles, more often known as Hercules, using...

A very fine and attractive bronze of a young boy playing the violin, " the little violinist " By Emile Carlier (1849 -1927) resting on a molded stepped marble circular base, signed E...

Late 19th century french patinated bronze sculpture of violinist 'Sans Souci' with marble base by Léon Tharel for Susse Frères By: Léon Tharel, Susse Frères Material: bronze, metal, marble Technique: cast, patinated, hand-crafted, metalwork Dimensions: 6.5 in x 9 in x 9.5 in Date: late 19th century, circa 1890 Style: Belle Époque, Romanticism Place of origin: France Antique reclining...

An attractive mid 20th Century modernist bronze study of a woman playing a violin with excellent golden patina and very fine detail, raised on a marble base and signed ADDITIONAL IN...

This charming early 20th-century French miniature statuette captures the playful elegance of a cherubic figure joyfully playing the violin. Crafted with meticulous attention to detai...