English Center Desk Mahogany and Bronze England 19th Century

XIX Century - 1800

Center desk supported by truncated pyramidal legs that end with bronze tip. Three drawers lined up on th band. Countertop with leather inlay. Enriched with bronze frames.

Group of 4 Louis Philippe Chairs Mahogany Padded Italy 19th Century

XIX Century - 1800

Group of 4 Luois Philippe chairs supported by curved frontal legs; padded seat and backrest. Mahogany with engraved cimatium and frontal lower band.

Empire Frame Mahogany Italy 19th Century

XIX Century - 1800

Empire frame with engraved gorge made with mahogany. It frames a printing representing "Adieux de Fontainebleau".

Gould Carpenter & Westley Microscope Mahogany England 19th Century

XIX Century - 1800

Cary/Gould-type brass microscope, consisting of a central rack, a conical body, and two objectives, one upper and one placed between the rack and the conical body, the latter consisting of one of four lenses that can be interchanged with each other. The mahogany case, with its bevelled top and plinth base, is characteristic of Phillip Carpenter's instruments of the early 19th century. The firm of Carpenter & Westley was formed in 1838 by Phillip Carpenter's sister (after his death) and William Westley, and as this microscope has very similar characteristics to Carpenter's earlier mounts, it is believed to be one of Carpenter & Westley's earliest mounts. Inside the removable tray is a wealth of original accessories, making the box complete. The removable tray is labelled 'Front' on one side and has notches on the sides for easy removal. The inside of the box lid is lined with velvet. In addition, there are the original printed instructions.

Empire Revival Desk Mahogany Bronze Glass Italy 20th Century

In stile Impero

Empire revival desk supported by 4 pyramidal truncated legs; the lateral pillars are made of 2 refined clumns; it has a row of drawers on the right. Mahogany veneered decorated with bronze details; glass top.

Pair of Louis Philippe Consoles Mahogany Marple Naples 19th Century

XIX Century - 1800

Pair of Louis Philippe consoles that stand on a moulded lower surface and on two wavy pillars. Mahogany with marple threads. Originally the panels in the back had mirrors.

Empire Stile Two Bodies Cupboard Italy 20th Century

20th Century - 1900

Empire style two bodies mahogany cupboard. The lower part has 2 doors surmounted by drawers hidden inside a band under the top surface. On the top surface stands an extention supported by a rear panel and 2 frontal supports on which had been applied 2 gilded bronze male figures. The extention has 3 doors with chamferd doors separated by half pilaster pillars that support the hat above. The cupboard is decorated with empire style bronzes as the crowns in the middle of the doors.

Liberty Gueridon Mahogany Brass Italy 20th Century

20th Century - 1900

Liberty gueridon supported by pillars that stand on a base that is decorated with brass inlays while engraved geometrical elements decorate the undertop band. Mahogany. The top is quadripartite and has bevelled corners.

Revival Desk Mahogany Manufactured in Italy Mid 1900

A large serpentine desk. A pair of large legs with three drawers each plus three aligned under the top. Shaped top with leather insert. The lateral handles are broken. Manufactured in Italy, mid 20th century.

Drawings-Holder Easel Mahognay Italy 19th Century

XIX Century - 1800

Drawings-holder easel supported by curved legs with round feet that are connected to each other by refined crossbeams on which stands a support system that allows the opening and the closing of the drawings-holder grills. Mahogany.

Group of Neo-Classical Revival Chairs Mahogany Italy 20th Century

20th Century - 1900

Group of 6 Neo-Classical revival chairs with saber-shaped legs, concave padded seat and back with an openwork engraved with phitomorphic motifs. Mahogany.

"C.Schirolli & Co." Filing Cabinet Mahogany Italy 20th Century

20th Century - 1900

Mahogany filing cabinet with "C.Schirolli & Co" tag with two coulisse doors that hide the filing chest of drawers

Small English Writing Desk Mahogany Sessile Oak 20th Century

20th Century - 1900

Small english writing desk with 2 rows of 3 drawrs at the frontal sides and a central door. Under the top there is a drawer with mahogany compartments. Mahogany with sessile oak interiors.

Great French Bookshop Napoleon III

XIX Century - 1800, 20th Century - 1900

Large French Napoleon III bookcase, on the broken front it has two pairs of doors alternating with column uprights resting on a plinth, to support the slightly protruding band in which there are drawers. The upper body repeats the same movement, but with large doors with grating and embroidered fabric with Empire-style motifs. Veneered in mahogany and mahogany feather, decorated with bronze empire-style applications, the interiors are in oak.

Lombard Baroque Style Open Desk

20th Century - 1900

Open desk in Lombard baroque style, supported by wavy legs, on the front it has two pairs of drawers on the sides and a larger one in the center. In mahogany, decorated with wavy and ebonized frames, the interiors are in spruce.

Wardrobe Bourbon Restoration Attributable To Henry Thomas Peters Italy

XIX Century - 1800

Antique wardrobe, The restoration can be attributed to Henry Thomas Peters, with a split front, it has three drawers surmounted by two doors in the central body, while in the side bodies there is a large door. High quality hardware, the the locks are opened by rotating the knobs placed in the centre of the large rose windows. In mahogany and mahogany feather, the interiors are in walnut, chestnut and sessile oak. In mahogany and mahogany feather, the doors and sides are adorned with diamond shaped and curled frames, in the centre of which elaborate rosettes are carved, in Palagian style, re-proposed with reduced dimensions even in the corners. Pelagio Palagi, a Bolognese architect, was in fact directly called by King Carlo Alberto to direct the modernization work of the Racconigi Castle. Under his guidance, Gabriele Capello known as Moncalvo and Henry Thomas Peters were also active for this order. For the occasion, Peters created three wardrobes for the bedroom of Queen Maria Theresa, of which there are the drawings by Palagi who, in an autographed memory of 1934, recalls the execution by the English cabinetmaker. The famous desk of the King is also attributed to Peters.

Liberty wardrobe

20th Century - 1900

Liberty wardrobe with a broken front, in the center it has a drawer and a door with a mirror framed between two columns, the left body has three drawers surmounted by another smaller one placed in the undertop band; on the marble top rests a small mirror, surmounted by a door with glass decorated with characteristic painted motifs. The body on the right, on the other hand, has a single door. In mahogany carved with phytomorphic and floral motifs typically of Liberty style, the interiors are in cherry.

Sextant in Brass

XIX Century - 1800

Brass sextant, vernier with adjustment screw and microscope for reading, three colored filters for the fixed mirror, four for the mobile one. Equipped with several telescopes and presented in the original mahogany case.

Pocket Compass with Sundial

Poket Compass Sundial “Wm. Simms "

Compass with sundial in brass, with mahogany pocket case; present signature "Wm Simms" on the paper dial. William Simms, from 1826 became a partner of Edward Troughton, founding the Troughton Simms company.

Pair of Umbertini bedside tables

XIX Century - 1800

Pair of Umbertine bedside tables, supported by feet of which the front ones are turned, on the front they have a door surmounted by a drawer, uprights at 45 ° with leafy carvings. Veneered in maple with mahogany frames, the interiors are in cherry, shaped top in gray marble.