Italy - Furniture

Amphora vase with handles in 800 solid silver in neoclassical style. The body is round, rounded and completely smooth. Only on the neck of the amphora were 3 grooves made to break up...

Beautiful heavy handmade sandcast bowl in solid bronze from the 1970s. Perfect for fruit, snacks and sweets.

VG furniture represent luxury in terms of exclusivity, distinction and high quality. They are the result of sophisticated and exclusive Design with a strong identity and are the outcome of meticulous attention paid to the typical details of exclusive handcrafted works, true unique timeless pieces. Technical information: - Top: in wood, golden leaf finish - Base: in painted metal corten...

Elegant and simple : the style by Gorham! one of the most famous American silversmiths.

18th Century pair of Italian Neoclassical Lacquered wood armchairs. Measurements: cm H 108 x W 73 x D 77, seat cm H 46 x D 51 x W 61. This elegan...

Splendid antique mirror dating from the 1900s, of fine French manufacture. The mirror is a very beautiful and simple wall mirror with a very beautif...

This neoclassical style marble and gilt bronze vase by Gherardo Degli Albizzi are exceptional pieces of luxury design. Vases, which have an ovoid form, feature bulbous marble bodies...

Add an element of elegance and playfulness to your dinner table with our hand tea spoon. Handcrafted from metal and plated brass, its distinguishing feature is the anthropomorphic ha...

Very elegant original Murano glass table lamp. It has no lampshade. It will be delivered in a specific wooden case for export, packed in bubble wrap. Comes from an old country house ...

Extra large Roman vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper. Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte black details. Light brown mat...

Extra large Roman vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper. Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte black details. Light brown mat...

Stunning original and sturdy 1880s Italian Chairs Eclectic in hand-carved walnut, real antique red leather upholstered. About Italian Style: Neocl...

Rare golden angel head, to hang: in the entrance as a welcome, in the bedroom for sweet dreams. Intact, without any retouching.

Embossed and engraved silver plaque La Madonna del lago (The Madonna of the Lake) Probably Milan, post 1824 Brass frame It measures 16.14 in x 13.85 in (41 x 35.2 cm) and it weighs 10.357 pounds (4.698 g): silver 1.31 pounds (598 g) + brass 9.03 pounds (4.100 g) State of conservation: some abrasions on the bottom. The frame is old, but not original. The plaque is made up of a sheet of embossed and engraved silver, and held in a solid brass frame. It depicts the “Madonna del lago” – “Madonna of the Lake” - (the Madonna with Child and San Giovannino) by Marco d'Oggiono (Oggiono, 1474 circa - Milan, 1524 circa), while changing only the background landscape. Almost certainly the subject reproduced in the plaque was taken from a famous engraving by Giuseppe Longhi (Monza, 1766 - Milan, 1831), one of the greatest engravers of his era. The silver is unmarked, probably because originally the Madonna was due to be exposed in a church: sometimes precious metals destined for worship and liturgical use would be exempted from payment and were, therefore, not marked. It is very likely that the plaque was made in Milan because in this city in 1824 the engraving by Giuseppe Longhi was made and printed. In addition, in Milan, the alleged lost painting by Leonardo da Vinci in his Milanese period (1482-1500) would be produced; this is the painting from which Marco d'Oggiono took his version. The painting Marco d?Oggiono was one of Leonardo da Vinci's most brilliant students and collaborators (D. Sedini, Marco d’Oggiono, tradizione e rinnovamento in Lombardia tra Quattrocento e Cinquecento, Roma 1989, pp. 151-153, n. 56; p. 225, n. 124, with previous bibliography). His style reflects in every way that of the Tuscan Maestro, so much so that he was the one who executed some copies of da Vinci's paintings. The execution of the “Madonna del Lago” probably draws inspiration from a lost painting by the Maestro, created while he was living in Milan (1482-1500). There are many similarities with other works by Leonardo such as the “Vergine delle rocce” or the “Vergine con il Bambino e San Giovannino, Sant’Anna e l’Agnello”. The painting, from which the drawing and then the famous engraving were taken, is found today at the M&G Museum of Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, where it came to rest after the sale of the Harrington Collection in London in 1917. The work appears in the inventories of the collection of Napoleon and Joséphine Bonaparte at the castle of Malmaison, before 1809. The Malmaison building was born and developed in the 17th and 18th centuries. In the 18th century it belonged to Jacques-Jean Le Coulteux du Molay, a wealthy banker. Later, during the Directory, Joséphine Bonaparte de Beauharnais bought it on April 21st, 1799, but settled at the castle definitively only after her husband separated from her in 1809. She remained there until 1814, the year of her death. When Joséphine died, the estate passed to her son Eugène de Beauharnais, who moved to Munich with his whole family in 1815, bringing with him the collection of paintings he inherited from his mother. Eugène died in 1824 and his wife Augusta of Bavaria (von Bayern), unable to keep it, in 1828 sold the Malmaison to the Swedish banker Jonas-Philip Hagerman. It is likely that in this period Augusta also sold part of the paintings inherited from her husband, including the “Madonna del Lago”. This painting then came into the possession of Leicester Stanhope, fifth Earl of Harrington (1784 - 1862) and then was passed down to his descendants. In 1917, at the death of Charles, eighth Earl of Harrington, his brother Dudley inherited the title and properties and he put up a part of his collections for sale. Among these, precisely, the painting by Marco d'Oggiono was to be found. On the occasion of that auction the painting was presented as a work by Cesare da Sesto, by virtue of a handwritten note by the Countess of Harrington on the back of the table. However, already in 1857, the German critic Gustav Waagen had identified Marco d'Oggiono as the author of the painting, then exhibited in the dining room of Harrington House in London (Treasures of Art in Great Britain, in 4 volumes, London, 1854 and 1857). The engraving Giuseppe Longhi was one of the most renowned engravers in Italy between the end of the 18th century and the first quarter of the 19th century. In 1824 Giuseppe Longhi, based on a design by Paolo Caronni, made a famous engraving of the painting of Marco d?Oggiono. The activity of Longhi was then at the peak of his notoriety, enough to earn him very substantial commissions; it is not risky to suppose that some of his successful engravings were also reproduced using other means: in our case in silver. (A. Crespi, a cura di, Giuseppe Longhi 1766–1831 e Raffaello Morghen...

Antique gold Mirror, Italy 1850s. A rare 19th century gold leaf oval mirror with classy refined frame. The mirror is made of a solid wood frame with gold leaf finishing and finely r...

Extra large Roman vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper. Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte black details. Light brown mat...

VG furniture represent luxury in terms of exclusivity, distinction and high quality. They are the result of sophisticated and exclusive design with a strong identity and are the outc...

Elegant white statuary marble sculpture, carved from a single block of marble, depicting a cherub sitting on a sea fish. Finely carved in every detail.

One of two etching printed botanical print with gold leaf background hand-gilded and with a round golden gouache frame burnished wiyh stone. Each print is entirely printed in Italy...

Set of two large 18th century Neoclassical giltwood vasesa pair of carved and giltwood handled centre vases, on square base, portapalme realized in carved Cembran pinewood with Neoclassical foliate motifs carved with vegetal patterns. Could be mounted as large table lamps or used as decorative vases. This pair of antique lamp bases...

This beautiful painting, due to its very high quality of execution, style and era, can be referred to the great artist Warren Sheppard, who specialized in seascapes. Of great evocati...

Marvelous small wooden sideboard designed in the 19th century of fine Italian manufacture. The sideboard has a very solid base of rectangular shape made entirely of solid and valuab...

This piece is a true artistic sculpture. The doors are in solid wood and modelled like a real leaf. Also the stump-base in elm briar is an unparalle...

Wonderful work of art attributed to the splendid art of Monsiau Nicolas-André (1754-1837) in the 18th century. The work is a round framed painting...

19th century neoclassic eclectic baby bed or baby cot, in burl walnut, walnut and carved maple, by Permanente Mobili Cantù , Palazzi Dell'Arte, Paolo Buffa & ...

Lombard neoclassical chest of drawers veneered in briar walnut with borders in bois de rose and violets, Italy, last quarter of the 18th century. On the front, the three drawers as w...

Large ceramic amphora with handles, made and painted entirely by hand, central Italy production, year 2009. The decoration on the vase is a reproduction of a painting by Francois Bou...

Mirror in metallic leaf by Lam Lee Group Dallas, 1990s. Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden packaging is needed (fumigated crates or boxes) for...

Extra large Roman vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper. Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte black details. Light brown mat...

Extra large Roman vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper. Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte black details. Light brown mat...

Venini’s artistic director for more than a decade, Carlo Scarpa deeply influenced the company’s production, managing to merge his own intellectual vision with the highly refined tech...

18th Century, Italian neoclassical gilded and red lacquered wood with marble top Piedmont, Italy, second half of the 18th century. This fine piedmontese console table (northern Italy) is made of hand carved wood, richly gilded with red lacquered background. It have a marble top presumably of the Pyrenees. The refined console is a rare object for the coloring in red lacquer, quite unusual. On the front a large drawer has comfortable carved and gilded knobs and decorative gilded carvings with a geometric pattern reserve on the lower part and a central medallion with male head placed in profile inside a round, with a big bow on the top. The neoclassical object...

Extra large Roman vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper. Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte black details. Light brown mat...

Beautiful antique triptych of silver jars branded Boin Taburet in Paris, a very famous and highly prized 20th century French silver manufactory. The jars ...

Wonderful large wooden sideboard designed in the 19th century of fine Italian manufacture. The sideboard has a very solid base of rectangular s...

This Neoclassical style gilt bronze and marble candlestick by Gherardo Degli Albizzi would be ideal to be placed on a bedside table or on a desk. Even if it features a classical shap...

Pair of big corner cabinets with rudentate pillars that end with pyramidal truncated feet and with a two-panels door. Their have ivory and blue lacquered frames on the panels while t...

Elegant American-made coffee table from the 1950s. The table is made of wood painted black. The table top is oval with curved wooden feet. The table is ideal for designer living ro...

Horse of Roberto Rigon Made in Italy - Art - Year: 1950s Materials: Signed and glazed ceramic, Green Conditions: Perfect Measurements: Cm 30 x cm 20.

Scacchiera in Plexiglas Vintage Design 1970 - Art - Anno: 1970 circa Materiali: Plexiglas Condizioni: Buone leggera filatura alla base Mis...

A set of three sizeable metal and bakelite coat hangers designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.

A pair of Rome views, two Neoclassical original etchings depicting Italian views of Rome, with the following titles: Colonna di M. Antonino Imperatore nella via Flaminia in Roma. Ve...

French neoclassical chest of drawers inlaid with breccia top, front with 2 drawers, front and sides inlaid with architectural whims ...

Horse of Roberto Rigon Made in Italy - Art - Year: 1950 Materials: Signed and glazed ceramic, Green Conditions: Perfect Measurements: Cm 30 x cm 20.

 Extra large Roman vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper. Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte black details. Light brown mat...

Beautiful and precious miniature of a bronze jewelry chair. The seat rises and inside we find some vintage burgundy red silk satin. The surface features sophisticated details. Miniat...

A pair of large Italian white ceramic urn vases with fruit and leave garlands. Manufactory of Bassano del Grappa. Early 20th century. Elegant ...

One of two etching printed botanical print with gold leaf background hand-gilded and with a round golden gouache frame burnished wiyh stone. Each print is entirely printed in Italy...

This gorgeous pair of stools was made in Piedmont (northern Italy) in the early twentieth century in Neoclassical style. Their structure is in carved wood and lacquered in shades of ...

An original hand-carved and leaf gilded wall frieze as a giltwood porta Palme vase with handles. It comes from a private residence of Milan, where it was topped with a wall demilune...

Jewelry box numbered below on the bottom. France Paris 1800, gilded metal. Interior with period silk satin padding. Precious and splendid antique jewelry box. The jewelry box is made...

Structure in érable wood with details and handles enriched in mother of pearl. Marble top.

Chessboard brass, stainless steel, Bakelite, original from 1970 -Design- Year: 1970s Materials: Brass, stainless steel, bakelite Condition: Excellent Measurements: Chessb...

From Verona Italy, a pair of late 20th century hand carved mecca finish and ivory painted bases, suitable to make beautiful bedside table lamps, see the holes suitable for wiring in ...

Elegant Neoclassical style table lamp realized in late 20th century, a French tole center urn vase, on stepped square base decorated with bronze details and an extraordinary faux mar...

Two pairs of maiolica baskets Antonio Ferretti Manufacture Lodi, circa 1770-1790 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire). Measures: A) Height 3.54 x 6.69 x 9.84 in (9 x 17 x 25 cm); B) Height 3.93 x 7.48 x 11.02 in (10 x 19 x 28 cm). Total weight 4.85 lb (2.200 kg) State of conservation: A) One of the smaller baskets has some areas of restoration, the other slight chipping from use; B) One of the larger baskets is intact and the other shows a clearly glued break. The mold with which the baskets were forged simulates a wicker weave. The two larger works have high, vertical walls, with branch-shaped handles penetrating the weave. The painted decorations, small polychrome flowers applied only externally, highlight the points where the weaves intersect. The decision to leave the center of the basket devoid of decoration is highly unusual, but given the size and complexity of the shape, as well as the quality of the enamel, it is possible to hypothesize that it represents a precise choice in manufacturing or for a particular client. The two smaller baskets have small, twisted handles and, on the outside, reproduce more decisively the characteristic wicker weave, obtained through thin molded lines. The interior exhibits a rich, typical decoration of naturalistic flowers: a bunch centered around a main flower and secondary stems accompanied by small “semis”. The exterior of these works is also adorned with small little flowers where the weaves intersect. The size and morphological characteristics of the baskets confirm their attribution to the Lodi factory of Antonio Ferretti between 1770 and 1790, during its most successful period; by this point his original reworking of the "Strasbourg" decoration, known as "old Lodi", had achieved great fame even outside Italy. This decorative choice represented a strong point of the Lodi factory, which established itself thanks to the vivid nature of the colors made possible by the introduction of a new technique perfected by Paul Hannong in Strasbourg and which Antonio Ferretti introduced in Italy. This production process, called “piccolo fuoco” (third fire), allowed the use of a greater number of colors than in the past; in particular, the purple of Cassius, a red made from gold chloride, was introduced. Its use allowed for many more tones and shades, from pink to purple. The Ferretti family had started their maiolica manufacturing business in Lodi in 1725. The forefather Simpliciano had started the business by purchasing an ancient furnace in 1725 and, indeed, we have evidence of the full activity of the furnaces from April of the same year (Novasconi-Ferrari-Corvi, 1964, p. 26 n. 4). Simpliciano had started a production of excellence also thanks to the ownership of clay quarries in Stradella, not far from Pavia. The production was so successful that in 1726 a decree of the Turin Chamber came to prohibit the importation of foreign ceramics, especially from Lodi, to protect internal production (G. Lise, La ceramica a Lodi, Lodi 1981, p. 59). In its initial stages, the manufacture produced maolicas painted with the “a gran fuoco” (double fire) technique, often in turquoise monochrome, with ornamentation derived from compositional modules in vogue in Rouen in France. This was also thanks to the collaboration of painters like Giorgio Giacinto Rossetti, who placed his name on the best specimens next to the initials of the factory. In 1748 Simpliciano made his will (Gelmini, 1995, p. 30) appointing his son Giuseppe Antonio (known as Antonio) as universal heir. After 1750, when Simpliciano passed away, Antonio was directly involved in the maiolica factory, increasing its fortunes and achieving a reputation on a European level. Particularly important was the aforementioned introduction in 1760 of the innovative “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire) processing, which, expanding the ornamental repertoire with Saxon-inspired floral themes, could commercially compete with the German porcelains that had one of its most renowned offerings in the naturalistic Deutsche Blumen. Antonio Ferretti understood and promoted this technique and this decoration, proposing it in a fresher and more corrective version, less linked to botanical tables...

From Italy a stunning gilt bronze holy water font dating back to the first half of 19th century. An ormolu group sculpture depicting an unusual ...

This piece of intense architectural value, expresses its lyricism in the running on of its lines and the rhythum ot its musicality. The structure is in slabs of solid cherry-wood enr...