Ancient Neo-Gothic Chandelier Crystal Gilded Bronze XIX Century - Italy Third Quarter 19th Century

France, Late 800s

Free-standing clock with rectangular marble base supported by four gilt metal feet. On the base rests the clock and a bronze patinated antimony statue. The statue with engraved signature of the author Auguste Moreau, depicts the allegory of the spring as mentioned on the metal label placed at the base. Display with Arabic numeral hours protected by a bevelled glass cover.

Italy, Mid XIX Century

Grottaglie majolica bowl with polychrome decoration and typical bird at the bottom of the centre.

Germany Second half of the 19th century

Sculptural group in porcelain depicting dancing figures. Under the base mark of the German manufacture.

Paris, 1818 ca.

Horse, one of nine sculptures depicting animals of different species, entirely covered in fur; each animal rests on a wooden base, three of which have a label underneath which indicates the name of the author, Fratin, naturalist. The animals represented are quadrupedal mammals: bison, bovine, cow suckling the calf, horse, elk, ibex, tiger, lion, bear.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Porcelain grotesque sculpture. Under the base the manufacturer's brand.

Italy First Half of the 19th Century

Majolica pitcher with plant motif decorations. Probably Pesaro manufacture.

France, Late XIX Century

Finely painted biscuit figure depicting a Dandy.

Camillo Borghese

The gilt bronze mantel clock has a base decorated on the front with leafy phytomorphic motifs and a central floral element, and is supported by elaborate spinning top feet that streamline its shape. On the base rests a large plinth in which the dial is housed and on the side the figure of a young man leaning against the plinth. The display of the clock in Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the minutes bears the writing at the top “Lu. Lacroix H.er. " and under the heading "De S. A. I. Lu Prince Camille, A Turin". Under the dial, in gilded and chiseled bronze, there is a panoply with a basket overflowing with fruit and vegetables, above which a shovel and a lituo are crossed and from which two rich vegetable garlands hang; on the side a mask with female features within a crown consisting of two cornucopias and laurel branches. To the left of the plinth there is a young man with a short cassock and a long shovel held in his hands, in a relaxed attitude and leaning with his left arm against the structure of the clock, above which a bagpipe is placed. The mechanism is original. to the wind. The quadripartite tops, always in striped walnut, have an almond-shaped reserve in the center with floral decorations that is started inside by two fans and a central rose window. The feet are in the shape of a truncated pyramid.

Germany, Late XIX Century

White porcelain sculpture depicting the figure of an oriental man. Under the base the manufacturer's brand.

France, XIX Century

Bronze sculpture depicting Penelope. The author's signature is engraved on the front.

Italy First Half of the 19th Century

Majolica basin with polylobed edge. Decoration with bunches of polychrome flowers and evident signs of restoration.