Peasant Girl with Hens

Oil on the table. Signed lower right. Giuseppe Gheduzzi, an artist born in the family of artists, distinguished himself as a landscape painter but above all for his interiors with figures, stables, antique shops together with fresh orientalist themes and effective seascapes resulting from his frequent stays in Liguria. Shown here is the exterior of a farmhouse, with a female figure feeding the chickens. The painting is presented in a period frame.

Copy from Carlo Dolci

Oil painting on canvas. The painting depicts the so-called "mirrophora" Magdalene, that is, the bearer of myrrh for the jar of ointment that she holds in her hands, and which refers to the evangelical episode in which the sinful woman anointed the feet of Jesus with the precious ointment, as recalls the anointing of the body of Jesus taken down from the Cross, at whose feet the saint was. It is a replica of the Maddalena by Carlo Dolci (1616 -1686) in the Vasari Corridor of the Uffizi, dating back to 1660-1670 and of which other replicas exist. The graceful face, the devout attitude, the almost mystical sense of the painting are typical characteristics of Carlo Dolci's religious painting, particularly inclined to paintings characterized by an intimate and devout religiosity, especially when it came to creating works for private devotion as in case of this Magdalene. The painting, restored and relined, is presented in a period frame.

Lombardy, Last Quarter XVIII Century

Neoclassical vanity table, supported by truncated pyramid legs with brass details, on the front there are three drawers and two fake drawers; on the top there is a door that can be opened to hide the compartment and mirror, the latter having been replaced. Veneered in quadripartite walnut, it has olive wood borders and maple threads, fir interiors.

Italy, Early XX Century

Pair of five-light Empire style sconces with burnished bronze structure; golden bobeches and underlying pine cone. Italy early 20th century

Pair of enamelled metal chairs, lacquered wood seat, rubber roller on the back.

UK Size 14

Creation of a tailor's shop by the Milanese entrepreneur Eleonora Scaramucci. Black cotton dress with bodice with side boning, draped neckline, low waist and airy double flounce skirt. Since there is no size label, we provide some measurements below. Breast circumference: 92 cm. Waist: 80cm. Hip circumference: 102 cm.

Oil painting on canvas. Central European school of the second half of the 19th century. On the right is Werner's signature. The painting presents a pictorial accuracy in the face of the woman portrayed, complete and well defined, which is however not found in the lower parts, where the quick and not redefined brushstrokes can be seen. The canvas has slight color drops. It is presented in a late 19th century setting.

Italy, XVIII Century

Pair of majolica trees with polychrome floral decoration enriched by insects.

Italy, Early XIX Century

Oval gravy boat with polychrome majolica plate. Red carnation decoration typical of the Ferniani manufacture.

France, Late XIX Century

Small Napoleon III open desk with folding door, made of rosewood painted walnut, France third quarter 19th century. Upper shelf with raised railing and three drawers in the band, flap door concealing cabinet with drawers equipped with gilded bronze handles, removable secret compartment and cloth insert. The cabinet is veneered in maple briar and decorated with bois de rose borders. Carved legs embellished with reserves, curls and turned pinnacles, culminating with curled feet and connected by a crosspiece with a padded footrest. With the exception of the legs, the furniture is decorated with ash reserves. Maple and poplar interior.

Ceiling/wall lamp, in enamelled aluminium.

UK Size 14

Tunic dress in pure patterned silk. The front side is characterized by a play of geometric prints, vertical and horizontal lines of various thicknesses, polka dots and diamonds; the back recalls the striped print of the front on the sleeves and bottom while, on the back, it features a Prince of Wales weave print.

Italy, XX Century

Six-light metal chandelier, adorned with pendants, necklaces and glass beads.

In the Sheepfold, 1857

Oil on wooden board. Signed and dated in the center of the left margin. On the back there is a label from an art exhibition held in Sondrio in 1966 and one from the Martina art gallery in Turin. Eugène Verboeckhoven, a Belgian artist, distinguished himself for his paintings of animals, inserted into landscapes or placed in the interiors of stables. He belonged to that school of artists who, starting from the observation of nature, created compositions studied in detail, idealized reproductions of reality. Thanks to his dexterity in depicting animals, many artists called on him to enrich their works with some of his animals and figures. Between 1841 and 1842 he visited Italy, Switzerland and Scotland. The work presented here, an interior of a sheepfold with sheep and chickens scratching around, is presented in a period frame.

Piedmont, Late XIX Century

Showcase supported by feet of which the front ones are turned, on the front it has a pair of doors with mirrors visible through the perforated design, two drawers in the under-counter band; riser with two glass doors and shaped cymatium. In walnut.

Central Italy, Late XVIII Century

Neoclassical dresser supported by truncated pyramid legs with brass feet, on the front it has two drawers. Veneered in cherry, it is decorated on the front with baroque-style inlays; poplar interior.