Italy, Late XIX Century

Charles X coffee table in cherry wood and cherry slab, Italy second quarter of the 19th century. Top and under-top band inlaid with walnut phytomorphic motifs, typical of the period; the top also features walnut threads. Turned central shaft, resting on four shaped legs. Internal structure of fir top.

England, Late XIX Century

Victorian English Indian rosewood cupbpoard, late 19th century England. Top with raised strip, broken front with pair of drawers in the band and four doors, the latter punctuated by pilasters decorated with carved leaf capitals. Mahogany and fir interior. Locks replaced.

Italy, XX Century

Five-light chandelier in milky Bohemian glass painted with floral motifs; it is adorned with glass pendants and necklaces.

Italy, 1970s

Brass fireplace spark arrester made up of three foldable movable parts.

Italy, Late XIX-Early XX Century

Art Nouveau lantern with central light, Italy, late 19th-early 20th century. Made of wrought iron and colored leaded glass. Decorated with sheet metal leaf elements and curls.

Emilia, Early XVIII Century

Pair of baroque mirrros carved with leaf and curlicue scroll motifs, entirely gilded; in the lower part two lamp-holding arms decorated with leaves and embossed sheet metal bobeche, mercury mirrors.

Italy, Mid XX Century ca

Bronze sculpture on a white marble base depicting a young fisherman. Posthumous copy. The author's signature is inscribed on the base.

Young Commoner with Jar

Watercolor on paper. Signed top right. Ettore Ximenes established himself primarily as a sculptor, but he also produced many drawings and paintings, including many portraits of figures. In his vast production the illustrative and baroque tendency, which is typical of his temperament, but there is also naturalistic observation and simplicity of language, which constitute the best of his work in the busts and fragments. Here is a watercolor that portrays a young commoner intent on reading a prayer book in a church, leaning against a balustrade; behind him a priest. In frame.

Pair of chromed metal chairs; seat and backrest with frame in natural beech wood and Vienna straw.

Lombardy, Early XVIII Century

Baroque chest of drawers in walnut, Lombardy, early 18th century. Four drawer front; front and sides decorated with frames and carved panels. Poplar interior. Last drawer lock replaced.

Italy, Early XX Century

Bronze sculpture depicting a pair of fawns on a black marble base. Author's signature engraved on the side of the base.

Florence, Early XX Century

Terracotta column made in Signa, Florence, early 20th century. Stem richly decorated with Renaissance-style elements including acanthus leaves, spirals and vine branches, from which vine leaves and bunches of grapes grow. Three frets complete the ornamental display. Manufacture mark on the base "Manifattura di Signa", "1472 C". The Manifattura di Signa is a historic terracotta ceramic workshop, created in 1895 by will of Camillo Bondi in the premises of the “Fornaci di Signa” factory owned by his brother Angelo. A distinctive feature of the manufacture was the taste for Renaissance shapes and decorations, recovered and re-proposed with high craftsmanship.

Oil painting on canvas. The Saint, in the foreground, is depicted on his knees, adoring the Crucifix which he holds with one hand, while the other points downwards at the skull, the traditional "Memento mori". The figure is placed inside a cave, from whose opening you can glimpse an arid and barren landscape; the light enters from a hole in the rock and radiates linearly on the Cross to reach the face of the Saint. Restored and relined, the painting is presented in a 19th century wooden frame.

Coffe table with lacquered wood base and travertine top.

Italy Mid XX Century

Breadstick holder in finely pierced silver engraved with leaf scrolls and floral motifs. Silver marks engraved under the base. Hardly legible silversmith's mark. 258 grams.