Mixed media (pencil, pen, brown ink and white chalk) on paper. Italian school of the early 19th century. The scene represents the meeting between a high priest and a leader: if he is followed by his entire army, with grim and armed soldiers of different ranks, the priest is followed by all the people who praise the winner, while two young women on their knees they offer wreaths of flowers. Behind the scene, the mighty walls with the entrance door to a city, towards which the priest points, almost as if handing it over to the leader. The priest's clothing, in particular the presence of the so-called "Decision" breastplate that he wears, refers to an Israelite priest, and therefore the city could be Jerusalem; instead the clothing of the victorious leader, with the helmet surmounted by two horses, refers to Alexander the Great, who actually conquered the city in 332 BC. The drawing is presented in a carved wooden frame from the late 19th century.

Italy, XIX Century

Pair of envelope holder columns made of truncated antique green marble, with a molded white Carrara marble base.

Oil painting on canvas. The large scene depicts Mary, already Assumption into heaven and supported on the clouds by little angels, receiving the Crown from the Holy Trinity. This coronation expresses the apotheosis of Mary, who by becoming "Queen of Heaven" becomes the intermediary between the earth, Humanity, and Heaven, the Divinity: what is not given to man to see becomes possible through Mary who in this glorification is more than ever the tenacious thread that binds us to the Almighty, the true "gate of heaven", as it is defined by the Fathers of the Church. Restored and relined, the painting is presented in an early 20th century frame.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Table supported by lacquered truncated pyramidal legs, in the under-top band there is a drawer with fir interiors; cherry top.

Group of three rock crystals.

Italy Second Quarter 19th 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 19th Century

Victorian English Indian rosewood servant, 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 70s

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

Italy Late 19th - Early 20th Century

Liberty 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 1900s approx

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.