Torches of Eclectic Taste - Italy second half of the 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.

France Last Fourth 19th Century

Triptych bronze clock with six-flame candelabra. Vegetable motifs, volutes and festoons held by a lion's head and lateral caryatids. Display with hours in Arabic numerals presented inside a gilt bronze wreath and protected by a glass lid.

Italy 19th century

Box of eclectic taste in wood and tablet with leaf gilding. Relief decorations with leafy scrolls, vegetable and Greek motifs. Inside fabric upholstery with coeval mirror under the lid.

Lombardo Veneto Second half of the 19th century

Pair of figures depicting a figure with chiseled silver pannier. Silver hallmarks engraved. 340 grams.

France Last Quarter 19th Century

Ebony wood veneer sewing box with brass piping and inlay above the lid. Inside compartments and sewing tools. Under the cover letter rack with retractable mirror.

England Mid 19th Century

Table mirror in silver metal with coeval mirror.

France, Mid XIX Century

Finely embossed 950 silver cruet. Neo-Gothic style decoration and base with wavy edge with engraved initials "SL". Silver hallmark and silversmith's mark "AC" engraved under the base. 880 grams. Glass ampoules with coeval gold decorations but missing a stopper.

Italy First Half of the 19th Century

Finely engraved and perforated silver oil cruet with Greek fret, torchon and gargoyle decorations. The cruet is supported by four feral-shaped feet and has a top grip with specular swans. Silver hallmarks engraved with initials BZ, probably initials of the silversmith. 675 grams. Ground glass ampoules.

Northern Italy, 1880 ca.

Steelyard balance in solid iron and bronze. Capacity 40 kg extendable to 120 kg. On the weights and on the graduated rod presence of stamps. The weighing plate is missing.

Italy, 1850 ca.

Sculptural group in porcelain depicting a horse-drawn chariot led by a mythological figure. Manufacturer's brand under the chariot.

Italy, XIX Century

Group of three small shelves in carved, gilded and lacquered imitation marble wood. Decorations with plant motifs.

Europe, 1880 ca.

Porcelain service in the manner of Ginori in Doccia with gold decorations and blue borders. Initials on each piece. Service comprising sugar bowl, milk jug and eight cups with saucers.