Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Pair of Italian Renaissance (19th century) small gilt bronze lions on a pale green rectangular marble plinths.

VENICE oil painting, featuring the Doges Palacio, Italian School, circa 1940s in its original 1940s frame. Signed M. Coloman, 20th century.  

Large pair of papier mâché Italian feet with sandals. Slightly restored but in very good antique condition.

Tobacco Accessories set of two Italian heavily hand-blown Azure and gold-filled Murano ashtray with matching cigarette holder. Mid-Century Modern Design Made by the famous Art Glass ...

Extremely rare signed and numbered sculpture by Italian, Valeriano Trubbiani. 19/55 series, this well executed "bird in a bottle" is a great desk or library accessory.

Midcentury rare size P.Fornasetti smocking box.

An exceptional 18th century Northern Italian Altar frame, now as a mirror. Magnificently constructed, water gilded and polychromed Florentine detail to bas...

A Wooden Doll for a Religious Procession.

Antique, hand-carved and gilded statue of Bishop with original paint.

Brass Italian yacht binnacle with gimbaled compass and original side light oil burner. Signed M. Salimieri, Genoa. 19th Century

The clarity and ease of use of Vignola's treatise caused it to become in succeeding centuries the most published book in architectural history. This book was first published in 1562....

Italian Walnut Prie Dieu with centered standing cherub supporting carved shell top and terminating on lower kneeling scrolled base. Dealers please call for trade price.

Roman fruitwood trophy wall plaque carved with the forms of armor, halberds, and other military regalia.

Pair of Italian gilt wood and poly chromed carvings of religious figures of man and woman with child dressed in religious attire.

An exceptional and rare pair of carved and gilt hard wood angels. Each is about 2 feet high with incredible detail and presence. Original gilding with excellent original patina. Ital...

Provenance: Provenance: Private Collection Paris

A Natural Striped Fully Chambered Nautilus Shell mounted to a vintage Sicilian Alabaster Base Nautilus Pompulus on an alabaster stand The shell: Philippines; harvested in the 20th century The base: Sicily, Italy; second-half of the 20th century Shell, alabaster, gilt metal. Approximate size: 11 (h) x 4 (w) x 4 (d) in. Nautilus shells have long been a staple of wonder for lovers of shells and as prized objects adorning Naturalia-themed curiosity cabinets. Their frailty and uniqueness have contributed to their fame as prized possessions. In Renaissance Germany the finest specimens were frequently encased in precious silver beset with motifs according to the tastes of the era. The present shell is mounted to a vintage brown alabaster vase, trimmed with openwork gilt metal trim along the base and upper rim. The shell is from the estate of a professional fossils dealer. The base is from a vintage alabaster lamp...

18th century Italian brown and gilded cross adorned with smoky quartz crystals and druzy petrified wood. The smoky quartz crystals are from Madagascar and druzy petrified wood from t...

Manufacturer’s catalog for Danese Milano showcasing the production work (produzione) from the years 1957-1971. Co-founded by Bruno Danese in 1957, the eponymous company quickly becam...

18th century Italian cross adorned with tangerine quartz crystals on a tangerine quartz and crystal cluster base. The crucifix originally came from a church in Tuscany. The crystal quartz points replicate the original sunrays or halo around the cross. The piece is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the artist and creative director of Interi. The date of manufacture reflects when she created the piece and the period shows that the Italian cross is originally 18th century. The 18th century Italian cross has been preserved and transformed into a figurative, contemporary work of art. With the combination of the precious minerals, the church artifact...

handcrafted travel tote Cargo Life bag Italian leather Bric's Italy Made in Italy 9 d x 24 w x 17 h Preowned vintage condition. See images please.  

Rare and important Italian white marble bust sculpture of Jesus Christ, C. 1850. A truly exceptionally carved marble relief of Holy Jesus Christ. ...

Vintage Italian Alabaster Owl Table Lighter. Whimsical sculpture owl lighter in alabaster very collectible made in Italy. Glass eyes, red and beige tone ...

A rare and important Italian alabaster bust sculpture of Jesus Christ, C. 1860 A modeled bust of Holy Christ wearing a crown of thorns, excep...

A SUBSTANTIAL 18K YELLOW GOLD MESH NECKLACE BY UNOAERRE Italy, circa late 20th century 17" wearable length Italian assay marks to clasp Item # C104239 A true classic, this substa...

A FINE TIFFANY & CO 14K GOLD SAN-MARCO NECKLACE Circa late 20th century 75.9 grams total weight in a brilliant bright-polish surface Item # 112LGS10S An incredibly fine necklace b...

Multifaceted blue, yellow and clear Murano glass ashtray, glass bowl attributed to Flavio Poli by V.A.M. Vetri Molati Murano, Italy. Blue a...

vintage Murano glass ashtray oval shape blue and green Made in Italy 1960s. Unmarked. Nicks and scuffs present. Refer to images. 4 W x 5 D x 2 H Original vintage unrestored condition.

This is a printed silk handkerchief from the interwar period, with an Italian aviation theme. This handkerchief features four early aircraft plane models, two of which are seaplanes. The inner field of the handkerchief is pale blue and contained by a black three-line waving border. The outer field is medium blue, with a darker blue at each corner. A white and black fasces rests in each corner. The center of the silk features a golden spread-wing eagle. Above the eagle’s head floats a gold crown. The eagle’s talons grip a shield printed with the Savoy arms, a white cross on a red field. Two gold fasces adorn either side of the shield. In most historical accounts of the early days of military aviation, our reverence for the activities of the American Expeditionary Force and its French and British companions-in-arms on the western front has led us to overlook the immense Italian contribution to the formation of airpower doctrine. The first aerial force projection occurred on Nov. 1, 1911, when Lt. Giulio Gravotta, flying a German-built monoplane, dropped one bomb on Zard and another on Taciura -- in Libya -- during the Italian-Turkish War. This event occurred just a little more than a year after the first flight of an Italian-designed and built aircraft. At about the same time, Gianni Caproni, a young Italian engineer with a passion for innovation and a vast admiration for the Wright brothers, built his first flying machine. By May 23, 1915, the day Italy entered World War I, Caproni had become Italy's leading aircraft designer and manufacturer. Caprooni designed and built a multi-engine bomber with range and bomb capacities to make it a potent offensive weapon. On Aug. 20, 1915, two of these Caproni three-engine bombers attacked the Aisovizza aerodrome with explosive and incendiary bombs, a preview of the most sustained, effective air offensive of the First World War. By early 1916, regular raids against Austro-Hungarian targets were being conducted by seven squadrons of Caproni bombers, with some 540 bombing missions flown by the year's end. Missions were on the increase, both in distance to targets and number of aircraft involved. In late 1917, due to the lack of suitable training facilities in the United States, a contingent of some 500 Americans were sent to Foggia, Italy, to learn military flying. After completing their training, the new pilots were commissioned in the Army Air Service, and the majority of them were sent to France to serve with the American Expeditionary Force. About 75 remained in Italy under the command of Capt. Fiorello LaGuardia...

Murex Braccia partially silvered shell 4". Creel and Gow has been working with the same atelier in Rome, Italy for over 20 years to make our signature silvered shells. Our workshop h...

Magnifying glass partially silvered distaff spindle 8". Creel and Gow has been working with the same atelier in Rome, Italy for over 20 years to make our signature silvered shells. O...

Rare, out-of-print catalogue raisonne of Italian architect, designer, publisher, and artist, Gio Ponti. Documents the legacy of his work from architecture publication Domus to the de...

Italian 17h century sculpture of a Santos in carved wood - resting on his steel display stand, circa 1680.