Ancient Cupboard with Étagère '800 Mahogany Silver Fir - England Mid 19th Century

Trentino First half of the 19th century

Pair of small sculptures in carved Swiss pine; on a circular base there are two standing figures, one of an unidentified bishop, while the other of San Rocco: applied to the cloak are the two shells, symbol of pilgrimage, and the robe allows a glimpse of the plague; the little dog is missing, an attribute with which it is usually accompanied. Both are protected by glass bells.

Italy First Quarter 19th Century

Pair of cups in burnished bronze and yellow Siena marble, Italy, first quarter of the 19th century. Oval marble plinth base, embellished with shell and bead frets in the lower part and a pair of festoons made up of leaves, lake reeds and four valves arranged in a rosette, one of which is partially missing. Upper section of the base with a bronze plate to simulate marine ripples, from which rises a sculpture in the round depicting a two-tailed winged siren, characterized by a "crown" of algae and raised arms, the latter holding a large shell with a segmented placed on top. One of the bronzes that surround the plinth is partially missing.

19th Century / 1801 - 1900

Alabaster goblet held by a gilded bronze support with an enamelled decoration realized with the champleve technique. The base is shaped as an upside down goblet and holds a circular bronze structure with enamelled vegetal themed decorations. Handles with spirals, grotesque masks and snakes. Embossed signature of the author on the base.

19th Century / 1801 - 1900

Triptych clock in gilded and chiseled bronze with carved and gilded wooden bases. The clock with a large rectangular base features finely worked burin decorations with leaf volutes, garlands, lion protomes and a cup-shaped vase at the top. Enamelled metal display with hours in Roman numerals and minutes in Arabic numerals protected by a lid with curved glass; the hands are in gilded and perforated bronze. In the center of the dial and on the manufacture branded mechanism. The six-flame candelabra have the same decorations as the clock and are 67 centimeters high.

Paris 1809-1819

Molten, embossed and chiseled silver vinegar bottle, non-coeval cut crystal ampoules. Paris, master goldsmith “SJ Dupezard”, first quarter of the 19th century. Elegant model with plinth-shaped main body supported by four feral paws placed at the corners, four circular compartments, of which the two larger ones each hold an ampoule, each consisting of three musician putti with a herm-shaped body. Central section with applied neoclassical dolphin, connecting band decorated with anthems and a pair of masks depicting the Greek god Dionysus, raised column with a three-quarter sphere top culminating with a figure of a boy dressed in old-fashioned clothing, which supports the handle for the catch. Decorative apparatus completed by Greek leaves, beads and floral applications placed on the two long sides of the base plinth. Engraved monogram; it features hallmarks of the goldsmith, title, city guarantee and an unofficial one used by the Association des Orfévres. 756 grams.