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Item Ships From: Italy
Mercurio Bust
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
An extraordinary, renowned oeuvre of the Mannerist period, this stupendous bust depicts Mercury, or Hermes, the son of Zeus and nymph Maia who served as the messenger of gods in Gree...
Category

2010s Italian Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Plaster

Mercurio Bust
Mercurio Bust
$1,288 / item
18th Century Old Masters Oil Painting Attributed to Claude Joseph Vernet, France
Located in Traversetolo, IT
18th century old masters oil painting attributed to Claude Joseph Vernet, France. View of a Mediterranean port at sunset. Great pi...
Category

Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Folk Style Filipino Hanging Talisman Or Outdoor Chandelier
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the full description below, as it contains detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity and value of our pieces. An original ...
Category

Late 20th Century Philippine Folk Art Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Brenta Nightstands with gold-leaf tulip
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Brenta Nightstand with inside drawers. A beautiful Venetian nightstand...
Category

2010s Italian Other Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Galvanometer Antique Measuring Instrument Used for Telegraph Cables 1850 circa
Located in Milan, IT
Vertical mirror galvanometer made in 1850 circa, oak and glass, three adjustable screws at the base. Tool constituted by a magnet bar movable inside a coil and connected to a needle. In the absence of current the needle is positioned vertically while when the coil is crossed by the current it creates a magnetic field that moves the needle. This type of galvanometer was used for measurement of insulation of telegraph cables...
Category

1850s British Antique Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Irati Bronze Sculpture
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
This bronze sculpture is an original piece created in 2004 by Raffaello Romanelli, whose aim was to represent a moment of internal reflection thanks to the position of the body. For the piece, Raffaello Romanelli used a live model...
Category

2010s Italian Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Pepsi-Cola Enameled Metal Advertising Sign, Europe, 1970s
Located in Milano, IT
Iconic Pepsi-Cola advertising sign made of enameled metal, dating from the 1970s. The design incorporates the classic logo with red cursive lettering, set against a wavy background ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Folk Art Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Memento Mori in Wood with Chrismon, Monogram of Christ, Italy End of 17th Cent
Located in Milan, IT
A Memento Mori in wood with Chrismon, monogram of Christ. Valuable sculpture in fruit wood in almost true-to-life measurements, sculpted with art and finished with a wealth of details. The wood was covered with a thin layer of pellet and finished in color. Immediately above the forehead, in correspondence with the anterior neonatal fontanel, the CHRISMON is painted in purple red. The monogram of Christ or Chi Rho (or CHRISMON) is a combination of letters from the Greek alphabet, which form an abbreviation of the name of Christ. Solar in nature, often inscribed in a circle with multiple rays reminiscent of the cosmic wheel deriving from the ancient solar emblems of Egypt. The symbol consists of two large overlapping letters, the 'X' and the 'P'. They correspond, respectively, to the Greek letter '?' ('chi', which reads kh, aspirated) and '?' ('rho', which reads r). These two letters are the initials of the word '???st??' (Khristòs ), the name of Jesus, which in Greek means "anointed" and translates the Hebrew "messiah". On the sides of these two letters, there are very often two others: one 'a' and one '?', alpha and omega...
Category

Late 17th Century Italian Antique Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

18K gold jewel Walking stick depicting a heron by Plisson and Hartz, Paris 1900.
By Georges Plisson and Hartz
Located in Milan, IT
Jeweled walking stick in 18k gold. One side of the knob features the embossed image of a heron, whose body naturally adapts to the shape of the handle. The bird stands one-legged on ...
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Gold

Venezia Game Table
By Giobagnara
Located in Milan, IT
This stunning table is the ideal surface to play backgammon, chess, and checkers in style. The wood structure is upholstered in leather and features removable legs, so that both sides of the beveled top can be used: a backgammon field with leather inlays on one side and an inlaid chessboard on the other. Under the top three leather-covered trays with compartments store the boxwood chess pawns, the maple and walnut backgammon...
Category

2010s Italian Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Leather, Wood, Boxwood, Maple, Walnut

Venezia Game Table
Venezia Game Table
$5,802 / item
Goddess of Fortune Bust
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
A splendid decorative object that will embellish any home or office, this magnificent work of art is handcrafted of plaster by sculptor Raffaello Romanelli in 2020. It depicts the bu...
Category

2010s Italian Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Other

SECOND HALF OF THE 18th CENTURY NEOCLASSICAL PAPER PEINT WITH VENUS
Located in Firenze, FI
Wonderful papier peint painted in lean tempera on paper, applied on canvas, with carved wooden frame, painted with tempera and gold paste. The papier peint represents Venus as if she...
Category

Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint, Paper

An automata house shape, Italy 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
The automata is house shaped. The front part shows a clock, A semi circular window as a door. The top flue of the fire place is the place where drop the weight coin shape. An interna...
Category

Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Ivory handle walking stick depicting an owl on cherry flower, Great Britain 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: Art Nouveau ivory pommel Japanese carving, depicting an owl resting on branches of cherry blossoms. Eyes in glass paste. Silver metal ...
Category

Early 20th Century British Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Silver

21st Century Igea Sanitizing Tray with Dispenser Touchless Hanmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
An instant touch of class, wherever displayed. A smart solution for your rooms, stores, showrooms, yachts, hotel or meeting rooms; ideal to maintain your environments clean and sanit...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Leather

18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Bamboo Gold Lombardia Nightstand
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Bamboo Lombardia Nightstand, in gold with butterflies decor. Did you know that a group of butterflies is called a kaleidoscope? The name comes from the beautiful array of colors and pattern created by many fluttering wings. We've always had a love of butterflies, as evidenced by their presence in a few of our decors. Their delicate nature and eye-catching beauty captures our hearts again and again. And then, what if we capture this beautiful light decor to the whimsical silhouette of a bamboo nightstand, in a full gold...
Category

2010s Italian Other Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

21st Century Hook Washcloth Basket in Leather Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Smaller and smaller. Hook baskets introduced a new dimension in their collection. This cute size is ideal to keep small towels, sunglasses and sunscreen. The attractive contrast bet...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Leather, Fabric

20th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Landscape Painting, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the mid-20th century. Framework oil on canvas depicting a river landscape with eighteenth-century architecture, characters and animals. Lacquered and gilded woo...
Category

1950s Italian Vintage Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Raro scrimshaw di grande dente di balena in verticale a bassorilievo un marinaio
Located in Milan, IT
Raro scrimshaw di un grande dente di balena raffigurante in verticale a bassorilievo il profilo di un baleniere barbuto e con cappello in testa, altezza cm 16. Databile attorno alla...
Category

1850s Antique Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Teeth

Antique English marine chronometer J. Mc Cabe No. 280 - 8 days charge 19th century
By James McCabe
Located in Milano, IT
Antique English marine chronometer with mahogany outer case and brass elements. The wooden case has a double opening, one to access the chronometer movement and the second, top, with...
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Brass

1920s Art Deco Sailing Boat in Wood and Silvered Brass by Carlo Mazzolini Padova
Located in Vigonza, Padua
ornament 1920s Art Deco Sailing Boat in Wood and Silvered Brass by Carlo Mazzolini Padova
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Sheep Moneybox Pop Art, Pastel Blue, Made in Italy, 2022, New Collection
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
These splendid ceramic creations are born from the artistic laboratory of Mosche Bianche. The piggy bank, a means that has always been used to remind us of the importance of savi...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Wind Up Small Car Toy, Made in Germany, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
This wind up small car is a mechanical vintage toy. Very small nice car beautifully detailed and with his perfectly working clockwork. Made in Germany....
Category

Mid-20th Century German Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

The Thinker Sculpture
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
An original work of art by artist Raffaello Romanelli, this stupendous piece draws inspiration from renowned sculpture “The Thinker” by Rodin (“Il Pensatore” in Italian). Capturing a young man ruminating, a timeless symbol of human reflection, this magnificent oeuvre was handcrafted by observing a live model and simultaneously working on a clay sculpture, which is the first step to create bronze artwork...
Category

2010s Italian Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

The Thinker Sculpture
The Thinker Sculpture
$13,501 / item
Vintage Toy, Schuco 1750 Car, Made in Germany, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This Schuco 1750 car is a wind up mechanical toy car, made in Germany, between 1938 and 1960. Working clockwork, non original wheels. Original key not included. Very good overal...
Category

Mid-20th Century German Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

17th CENTURY MAJOLICA PLATE MONTELUPO
Located in Firenze, FI
Splendid polychrome majolica plate belonging to the Montelupo ceramic workshop. The enamel has also been applied to the rim, in an elegant aqua green, while the background is white d...
Category

17th Century Italian Antique Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Maiolica

Bust of Antinous Sculpture
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
This handmade work is a reproduction of a piece currently housed in the British Museum in London. The bust of the young, Ancient Greek hero Antinous is fa...
Category

2010s Italian Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Plaster

Nautical candlestick lost wax cast in silvered bronze England 1920s
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical candlestick, lost-wax casting of silvered bronze and brass, English manufacture of the 1920s. Made of 3 pieces screwed together, upon the base rests an anchor surrounded b...
Category

Early 19th Century Antique Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

21st Century Italian Tic Tac Toe in Walnut and Leather with Alabaster Pieces
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
A masterpiece of style and design. Pinetti Tic Tac Toe, our first addition to our board games collection. A canaletto walnut wood box covered with l...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Alabaster

21st Pet Bowl Small in Wood & Calf Leather
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
A rigid structure fully covered with premium calf leather with removable and washable stainless steel bowls. Our Pet bowls are available in two sizes. A brand new collection designe...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

21st Professional Poker Game Set Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Make an impression at poker nights with a gameplay experience like no other. Entirely covered in genuine calf leather, our Poker set comes in a luxurious wooden box with a magnetic ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Leather, Wood

System walking stick with lighter function, France 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Gadget System stick: stick with lighter function. Ebony wood barrel, ivory knob with silver monogram in relief carved with letters N and H, metal ferrule. By unscrewing the knob a li...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Silver

Proust armchair hand-painted in 2006 original by Alessandro Mendini
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milano, IT
The Proust Armchair is Alessandro Mendini's best-known work, an icon of the twentieth century that in its various declinations has become a symbol of polychromy. For sixteen years I...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Fabric, Wood

21st Century Canaria Medium Basket Handwoven in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Another style, another iconic weave. Canaria is our brand new family of baskets available in different sizes able to meet several uses. A magazine holder, a blanket or shoes holde...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Leather

20th Century, Corrado Corradi dell'Acqua for Azucena Photo Frame Structure
By Azucena, Corrado Corradi Dell'acqua
Located in Turin, Turin
Founded in 1947 by Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Ignazio Gardella, and Corrado Corradi Dell'Acqua, the Italian brand Azucena has always stood out for its collections that combine formal el...
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Brass

21st Century Large Hook Leather Basket for Towels with Fabric Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Attractive contrast between leather and cotton fabric. Our Hook basket is hand woven, made with eco-friendly, washable, and resistant material suitable also for outdoor use. The insi...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Cotton

Mid-Century Modern Minimalist Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A rather unusual Berber rug from the Ait Sgogou tribe, located in the Moroccan Middle Atlas, distinguished by a rich red open field embellished at both ends by contorting horizontal ...
Category

1960s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Late 18th Century Swiss Pine Blanket Chest
Located in Vo', Veneto
Late 18th century Swiss stone pine chest H. 88 cm – L. 145 cm – D. 69 cm Beautiful chest in pine wood, built at the end of the eighteenth century. On the front there are three...
Category

1790s Italian Louis XVI Antique Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Fir

Apollo Belvedere Sculpture
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
This is a reproduction of one of the most famous sculptures of the post-Hellenistic period, the Apollo Belvedere, which is now housed in the Vatican M...
Category

2010s Italian Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Oil on Canvas Venetian Architectural Capriccio Landscape Painting
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian school of the mid-18th century. Oil on canvas painting depicting an invented landscape composition of remarkable pictorial quality. On the right is a ruined building, probab...
Category

1750s Italian Antique Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Ivory handle walking stick depicts a rifle, hunting bag and dog, Austria 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: ivory carved handle. The handle depicts a rifle, a dog head and an hunting bag. Ebony wood shaft. Silver ring. Ivory ferrule. England circa 1880. (SHIP TO EU ONLY)
Category

Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Medusa Low Relief by Romanelli
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
An extraordinary work of art by Romanelli sculptors, this low relief is inspired by the celebrated Medusa Rondanini, a Hellenistic marble copy of the ...
Category

2010s Italian Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Plaster

Nelson Chess Set by A. Andreucci
By Arcahorn Srl.
Located in Milan, IT
Designed by A. Andreucci, the spectacular board of this dynamic Nelson Chess Set has been crafted in mirrored glass and polished black lacquered wood and measures 40 x 40 cm. Perfect...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Horn, Wool, Glass, Mirror

Vintage Moroccan Modernist Wool Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Many French carpet designers of the mid-20th century were commissioning their weavings in Morocco, which at the time was a French colony, in that they could obtain beautiful pile car...
Category

1950s Moroccan Art Deco Vintage Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Kuba Mask African Bwoom Tribal Congo in Wood, Vibrates Vegetables, Animal Hair
Located in Milano, IT
The African Kuba Bwoom tribal mask is the oldest known mask, the Kuba bwoom mask. The materials used for the realization of the Mask are: Wood, colors and vibrates plants, caures, beads, animal hair. In dance it expresses exuberance and joy. The style is similar to that of the middle Kasai. This mask is a helmet with animal hair, carved with a very wide forehead and hollow cheeks that are announced by motifs or dashes and beads. The mouth of the mask is very pronounced carved in wood and then applied on the mask. To distinguish the forehead in different areas are used black and white beads to draw attention to other aspects of the face such as the nose and chin. The entire edge of the chin is surrounded by beads of various colors. The person wearing the mask cannot look because there are no holes for the eyes present; the mask must create the feeling of being blind. Some masks similar to the bwoom mask include the funny mask, the ram mask and initiation masks such as Nnup. The real Kuba masks...
Category

1620s Congolese Tribal Antique Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Animal Skin, Organic Material, Wood

Nelson Chess Set in Corno Italiano and Palladium-Plated Brass, Mod. 3010
By A. Andreucci, Arcahorn Srl.
Located in Recanati, Macerata
A modern interpretation of the iconic game of chess, our Nelson chess set will delight generations of players or collectors. Artisan crafted from Corno Italiano and crowned with pall...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Glass, Wood, Lacquer

Vintage Toy Motorbike by Oriental Metal Industries, India, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Oriental Metal Industries Motorcyclist is vintage mechanical toy, realized in 1970s. Vintage metal toy representing a big motorcyclist on hi...
Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Borghese Gladiator Bust Sculpture
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
This decorative sculpture rests on a metal pedestal, representing the face of the Borghese Gladiator, a Greek statue dating back to the 1st century BC and preserved today in the Louvre Museum. This piece's irregular cut and antiqued patina recreate the corrosive bronze surfaces of Ancient sculptures found in the seabed, such as the Riace bronzes.
Category

2010s Italian Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Trinakrie Vase
By Stefania Boemi
Located in Milan, IT
This anthropomorphic vase is made entirely by hand and painted in a matte ivory monochrome tint, rich in natural pigments and resin binders that p...
Category

2010s Italian Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Trinakrie Vase
Trinakrie Vase
$1,806 / item
Folk art walking stick depicting a snake, USA 1800.
Located in Milan, IT
Folk art walking stick, L-shaped knob made of carved and painted cherry wood. Along the stem, obtained from the branch, a snake is carved which coils around the cane. The snake's ski...
Category

Early 19th Century American Antique Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Alfio Chess Table in Corno Italiano and Glossy Black Lacquered Wood, Mod. 3244
By Arcahorn Srl.
Located in Recanati, Macerata
An evident example of superior craftsmanship, the Alfio chess table is destined to become a family heirloom. Boasting an elegant top in tempered smoked glass with silkscreened silver...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Glass, Wood, Lacquer

Hebe's Bust Sculpture
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
This exceptional piece meticulously reproduces Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen's oeuvre realized in 1806 and preserved at the Thorvaldsen Museum ...
Category

2010s Italian Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Other

21st Century Hook Magazine Holder Leather Basket with Fabric Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Pinetti elegant basket made with upcycled leather with inside fabric in linen and cotton is part of Hook collection. The frame is composed of a grid-like structure of leather belts ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Cotton

Early 20th century wooden bollard in the shape of pi used to stop a line
Located in Milan, IT
Early 20th century wooden cleat or castanet in the shape of pi used to stop a line, from a fishing boat in northern France. Generally secured by strong through-bolting screws on a...
Category

Early 20th Century Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Incanto Bust by Raffaello Romanelli
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
A glorious work of art by sculptor Raffaello Romanelli, this piece is an original and singular sculpture handcrafted of gypsum. It depicts the bust of a naked female...
Category

2010s Italian Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Plaster

21st Century Nadia Round Laundry Basket with Leather & Canvas Cotton
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
A stylish all-rounder, bringing sophisticated storage indoors. That's why we can't get enough of these new storage baskets. Nadia is the new family of our laundry baskets, made in recycled leather...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Leather, Cotton

Pair of Empire Sphinx, Bronze and Alabaster, France 19th Century Napoleon III
By Napoléon III
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful pair of Sphinx made of bronze skillfully worked, sealed to a green alabaster base. The sphinxes have an excellent workmanship and are depicted winged. Finely chiseled. In e...
Category

Early 1800s French Napoleon III Antique Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Marble, Brass

Madonna con Bambino Round Low Relief
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
This round low relief is a singular artwork crafted by sculptor Raffaello Romanelli in 1896 and exhibited in the monument for Donatello in the Saint Lawrenc...
Category

2010s Italian Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Other

End 19th century Large Nautical Mahogany Rudder with Eight Spokes Bronze Hub UK
Located in Milan, IT
Large mahogany rudder with eight spokes with bronze hub. English manufacture of the end of the 19th century. Diameter 130 cm - inches 51.2, depth 15 cm - inches 5.9. There are evidences showing that already in the third millennium BC, in ancient Egypt, people used wooden oars...
Category

Late 19th Century British Antique Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Iron and wood horse shaped food chopper, England, 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Antique Iron and wood horse shaped food chopper. The iron slab has been cut with a horse silouette, The superior and inferior edges have been slightly grinded, while the curved lower...
Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Italy - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

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