Italian Collectibles and Curiosities

Wood and leather game box for chess, Nine men’s morris and Backgammon Italy, 19th century 33 x 33,3 x 11,2 cm Nine men’s morris also known as mill game (merelles, from the Latin wor...

Garibaldi's tray is an original decorative metal object realized in Sicily, Italy by Italia manufacture at the end of 19th century This antique patinated metal tray is decorated w...

Thomson prod. Alessi clock radio coo coo by Pilippe Starck design year 1994 colour is white/sand, the radio and clock are working and in good vintage condit...

Smoker's accessory with function as an ashtray, cigarette holder, match holder and match lighter. It is a one-of-a-kind object made by a skilled craftsman or sculptor. Native of Tu...

Neoclassic Cameo is an elegant decorative object realized in Naples during the second half of 1700 and the beginning of 1800. Lava Stone. Contemporary wooden frame. Very good cond...

1990s style open armchair made in Italy Size H. 29 .5" x W. 21.5, sold as is in raw unfinished beechwood Only one left.  

Anatomical model for schools, didactic use, depicting the upper limb tilting on a fork supported by a black lacquered wooden base. Made in plaster and finished entirely in colour. F...

Vintage 1970s Orioli Ceramic Amphora - Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery This exquisite single-handle ceramic amphora, crafted by the renowned Italian ceramics maker Orioli in the ...

Volume bound in red silk velvet with a gilt rosette in the center of the front plate, chiseled with the insignia of the Sforza and Savoy families, contained in red leather slipcase i...

Italian mid-century modern red plastic white writing cinema theatre signs, 1960s Set of four rectangular cinema or theater signs. The front structure is made of red plastic with engr...

A pair of large-sized 19th century Italian candlesticks. This pair of antique candlesticks, circa 1850, were originally displayed in an Italian church and feature silver gilt over exquisite hand-carved wood bodies. Each candlestick is approximately 3 foot tall...

The model in various woods and bone inlay and finials. An arched window with painted copper roundel. With hinged rear door access. English

An Italian 19th century gilded wood richly carved altar stand. This Italian giltwood altar stand features exquisite cloud motifs in its top part with radiating sun-rays draping the back wall of the piece. The polygonal shape is decorated with mirrored panels and alternates mirrored ionic pillars...

Original Italian film poster for Detective Story 1951 This Film Noir was directed by William Wyler and starred Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker. This fil...

Original Italian film poster for the 1955 Film Noir directed and Orson Welless This size poster would have been used outside the cinema in glass display case. This wonderful artwork ...

Elegant Belgian black marble paperweight shaped at the edges with central oval plaque containing a micro-mosaic depicting a view of the Colosseum (Rome). These examples of micromosa...

Marvellous wood foundry mold. Small scale architectural attitude piece also available in different landscapes.

Original Italian film poster for Detective Story 1951 This Film Noir was directed by William Wyler and starred Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker. This f...

Original Italian film poster for Detective Story 1951 This Film Noir was directed by William Wyler and starred Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker. This f...

An exquisite early 19th-century marble relief medallion, finely crafted to depict the Roman Emperor Claudius in profile. The relief captures Claudius adorned with a laurel wreath, sy...

Louis XIV era church cattedra. At the centre the profile of a cleric, wearing the black doctoral biretta with four flaps , typical for doctorates of pontifical universities and depar...

Large micro-mosaic plate representing a parrot on a branch. From a model by Giacomo Raffaelli. The quality and shape of the shards of this micromosai...

19th Century cross. Made in olive wood and silver metal. Measures: 8x5 cm. Good condition.

A pharmacy model of a specimen of Amanita Virosa mushroom, made in painted plaster, on a green oval-shaped plaster base with moss and hay. Italy circa 1950.

Brionvega TS502 Red Cube Radio with Knobs, designed by Richard Sapper and Marco Zanuso

Intaglio or cameo, Muse. Glass. Possibly Italy, 19th century. A female figure stands, robed and carrying a harp, with a sculpture on a column behind her. This may be a Muse, so com...

A pharmacy model of a specimen of Sarcoscypha Austriaca mushroom, made in painted plaster, on a green oval-shaped plaster base with moss and hay. Italy circa 1950.

A pharmacy model of a specimen of Rhodocollybia Butyracea mushroom, made in painted plaster, on a green oval-shaped plaster base with moss and hay. Italy circa 1950.

Cameo or intaglio, possibly Venus and Cupid. Glass. Possibly Italy, 19th century. A female figure is shown lying down, half-naked, holding a jug or amphora in her hand, while a win...

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...

This pair of early Italian wood capitals exudes a sense of classical beauty, originally crafted to grace the tops of composite columns. Their ivory paint has matured into a finely ag...

These antique wall cherub figures were crafted in Italy, circa 1880. The hand carved cherubs are expressive in their movement and feature wonderful movement and facial expressions. The religious sculptures are in excellent condition commensurate with age and use, and adorn a rich walnut patina. The wall hanging figures...

A pharmacy model of a specimen of Cortinarius Violaceus mushroom, made in painted plaster, on a green oval-shaped plaster base with moss and hay. Italy circa 1950.

Turned column, executed in the early 19th century, measuring 51x13.5 cm, of Italian manufacture. An architectural element in the full Neoclassical style, an architectural style that ...

Rare antique Italian edition of HISTORIA DEGL'AVENIMENTI DELL'ARMI IMPERIALI CONTRO A'RIBELLI, ET OTTOMANI published in Venice at 1687. Italy

Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird (Streptopelia turtur) Dove on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cab...

Two interesting Antiques books from my collection, indispensable for an antique dealer: "A thousand pieces of furniture from Emilia" (Graziano Manni) - cm.34x25x3 - "Passionati and ...

Rare bronze Hanukkah lamp Menorah, Italy, circa 1750. On round decorated base with baluster shape stem. The upper portion constructed with eight semicircle arms support eight oil f...

ST/619 - "Old Geographical Atlas of Italy - Topographic map of ex-Principality of Monaco" - ediz Vallardi - Milano - A somewhat special edition ---  

Cameo or intaglio, Lady. Glass. Possibly Italy, 19th century. Profile of a woman with her hair gathered in a bun and adorned with a ribbon, following the usual way of representing ...

Set of two small wooden herbalist's apothecary vases (Althaea flowers, Ginko leaves) in the purest neoclassical style. The surface is finished with cream-white pastiglia with saffron...

Wood neoclassical obelisk, faux porfido (repainted).

Pipe shaped box by Aldo Tura for Macabo. Parchment covered piece with brass and ash wood details

Art Deco Italian figure of a woman dancig with a music instrument. Sculpture of a dancing nude girl. Bronze with a dark green patina. Mounted over a marble base. We have specializ...

Aldo Tura smoking stand made from stained fruitwood and a scalloped parchment covered top. A patinated nickel and copper plated ashtray with cigarette ...

Italian mid-century modern pastel green metal sign with white lettering, 1960s Elongated rectangular sign in sheet metal. The structure is painted light pea green and has the writing...

Cameo or intaglio, Cupid guiding lions. Glass. Possibly, Italy, 19th century. You can see, in the foreground, a naked and winged child figure, Cupid (or Eros, god of love), guiding ...

Gold and lava earrings. The oval cameos, sculpted in light lava, depict two profile busts of young women with classic hairstyles on a smooth background. ...

Crystal We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. Why are there so many antiques in Argentina? In the 1880 – 1940 there was a grate wave of immigration encouraged by the periods of war that were taking place. 1st World War took place between 1914 and 1918 2nd World War took place between 1939 and 1945 The immigrants options were New York or Buenos Aires. Tickets were cheap and in Buenos Aires they were welcomed with open arms, as it was a country where everything was still to be done. Argentina was the country of new opportunities, labour was needed and religious freedom was assured, in many cases the of the family travel first until they were settled and then the rest of the family members join them. In the immigrant museum “Ellis Island Immigrant Building” in New York you can se the promotional posters of the boats that would take them to a new life. Between the years 1895 and 1896, Argentina had the highest DGP (gross domestic product) per capita in the world according to the Maddison Historical Statistics index, this situation arose due to the large amount of food being exported to European countries, which were at war. The Argentinean ships left the port of Buenos Aires with food, but they returned with furniture, clothes and construction elements, (it´s common to see this the old buildings of the historic neighbourhood of San Telmo, the beams with the inscription “Made in England)”, as well as many markets that were built in Buenos Aires, such us the San Telmo Market, whose structure was brought by ship and afterwards assembled in 900 Defensa Street. With the great influence of European immigrants living in the country, the children of the upper classes travelled to study in France, resulting in the inauguration of “La Maison Argentinienne”, on 27th of June 1928, in the international city of Paris, which hosted many Argentinians that were studying in Frace. It´s the fourth house to be built after France, Canada and Belgium, being the first Spanish-speaking one. Still in place today (17 Bd Jourdan, 75014, Paris, France). Many of the children of these wealthy families who attended international art exhibitions, museums and art courses abroad, took a keen interest in the European style. This is why Buenos Aires was at the time referred as “The Paris of South America”. Between the years 1890 and 1920 more than a hundred Palaces were built on Alvear Avenue the most exclusive avenue in Buenos Aires. Today some of these palaces have been transformed into museums, hotels and embassies. In the year 1936, the Kavanagh building was inaugurated, it was the tallest reinforced concrete building in South America. During 1994 the American Society of Civil Engineers distinguished it as an “international engineering milestone”, and it´s now considered a World Heritage of Modern Architecture. At the time was common to hire foreign architects such as Le Corbusier, who visited Buenos Aires/Argentina in 1929 and in 1948 he drew up the blueprints for a house built in La Plata City (which was declared a World Heritage Site). In 1947, the Hungarian architect Marcelo Breuer designed “Parador Ariston” in the seaside city of Mar del Plata. After an Argentinean student at Harvard University convinced him to come to Argentina. He worked on an urban development project in the Casa Amarilla, area of La Boca. The Ukrainian architect, Vladimiro Acosta, arrives in Argentina in 1928 and worked as an architect until que moved to Brazil. Antonio Bonet, a Spanish architect who worked with Le Corbusier in Paris, arrives in Argentina in 1937, where he carried out several architectural works and in 1938 designs the well-known BFK chair. Andres Kálnay, of Hungarian origin, made around 120 architectural masterpieces, among which the former Munich brewery stands out, he even made the furniture’s design. The German architect, Walter Gropius, director of the Bauhaus, lived in Argentina, where he wrote articles for “Sur” magazine and founded in Buenos Aires, an architectural firm with Franz Möller, who was also an architect, where he built two houses. At the same time several famous designers decided to immigrate to Argentina, among them we can find the well-known French designer, Jean-Michel Frank, who arrived in the country in 1940 and also worked for the Rockefeller family. Special pieces were made, which were sold exclusively in the country, such as the well-known German company “WMF”, who sold their products by catalogue, which were chosen by the ladies of high society in the list of wedding gifts, as well as the pieces designed by Christofle. The Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti, made special pieces for Argentinean mansions. In 1904 the first Jansen branch outside Paris was established in Buenos Aires, as the Argentinean clientele demanded a large amount of furniture, from the end of the 19th century to the mid-20th century. In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique. The brands Maple and Thompson also set up shop in the country. The French plastic artist, Marcel Duchamp moved to Argentina in 1918-1919. Glass signed Gallé, Charder, Leverre, Schneider, Muller and other French firms. They were bought in flower shops and were given to ladies with beautiful floral arrangements. Some furniture manufacturers travelled to international fairs and bough the patterns to produce the furniture in Argentina, such as the furniture firm Englander and Bonta, who bought the patterns ins Italy. It is worth mentioning that in Argentina we have the largest community of Italians outside...

Beautiful carved 17th Century Wooden sculpture of Saint Sebastian. Original polychrome and very good condition. North Italy Nothing is known about St. Sebastian's youth other than...

Poker box made of solid canaletto walnut and smoked methacrylate. The lid is engraved with texture based on a design by Roberto Cambi. The box consists of 292 chips, a leather cup, f...

A pair of sand-white gorgonian branches from the Wunderkammer in the shape of a fan. The bases are in carved and silvered wood in the shape of a vas...

This minimalist Hanukkah lamp created in 2002 by the Italian designer Luigi Del Monte, is made of painted aluminum in a striking blue finish. The lamp’s design features a linear arra...

Pair of silver amulets of two fantastic animals Naples, late 18th- early 19th century Silver, punches and the seal of the Kingdom of Naples Measures: ...

Clear Lucite table lighter. Italian manufacture 1970s. Measures: H 13 x 7 x 7 cm Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use. In wo...

Mid-Century Modern blue & gold hand blown murano Art Glass Ashtray Jewelry Dish / Vide-Poche by Alfredo Barbini. Alfredo Barbini Art Glass ash...

Regulations for the inventories of artillery material - Part I. Approved by General Villamarina, dedicated to Count Carlo Maffei di Boglio. F.lli Catellazzo typography. Turin, 184...

Cameo or intaglio, male portrait. Glass. Possibly Italy, 19th century. Male profile with short hair divided into wavy locks reminiscent, for example, of portraits of Julius Caesar a...