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Early river stone sculpture by Guido Moretti: analysis and history
Technical file summary
Subject: Stylized female face (Mask)
Artist: Guido Moretti (Gardone Val Trompia, 1947 – 2025)
Signature: "GUIDO" incised a graffietto on the reverse; complementary studio annotations in pencil...
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Monumental Murano glass lidded urn with marine finial: attribution to Seguso Vetri d’Arte for Lorin Marsh, New York, 1980s
Concise Descriptive Datasheet
Object typology: monumental lidded exhibition urn
Philological attribution: Seguso Vetri d’Arte manufacture
Commission and distribution: Lorin Marsh showroom, Decoration and Design Building, New York
Chronological placement: late...
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Two Zaccagnini ceramic Russian borzoi greyhounds from 1947: mid-century Florentine art sculpture
Short description
Exquisite glazed earthenware sculptural group depicting two Russian Borzoi greyhounds, signed and dated 1947 by the renowned Ugo Zaccagnini ceramic manufactory in Florence. A rare and collectible...
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Set of four vintage 1970s cantilever chairs in chrome tubular steel and brown saddle leather attributed to Cidue in the style of Willy Rizzo
Academic abstract / Description
This exceptional set of four mid-century modern cantilever armchairs, dating from the mid-1970s, represents a pinnacle of the Italian luxury modernism movement. The design features...
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Vintage Murano swirl glass table lamp, Venini 1970s
Summary description
An elegant 1970s vintage table lamp (height 17 cm, diameter 30 cm), natively engineered as a tabletop lighting fixture. The oblate spheroidal diffuser is hand-blown in Murano...
"Birillo" Murano glass floor lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, circa 1970s
Academic descriptive datasheet
Title: "Birillo" Murano glass floor lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, circa 1970s
Designer: Carlo Nason (Venice, b. 1935)
Manufacturer: A.V. Mazzega (Murano, Italy)
Period: circa 1969–1975...
Pair of "Galassia" armchairs by Ferdinando Buzzi for Brunati – 1970s design icons in molded polystyrene and corduroy
Academic description
This exceptional pair of Galassia model armchairs constitutes a seminal milestone in early 1970s Italian radical design, conceived by the distinguished architect Ferdinando Buzzi and manufactured by...
Monumental submerged glass shark in smoky monochrome by Seguso Vetri d'Arte – Murano, 1960s
Academic catalogue entry and provenance analysis
This monumental mid-century Murano glass zoomorphic sculpture depicts a shark captured in an elegant display of hydro-dynamic propulsion, executed by the renowned venetian...
Wooden sculptures
Pair of baroque poplar wood ceroferary Angels - 17th-century lombard wooden sculpture, Como school
Academic descriptive summary
Artwork gverview
An extraordinary and rare pair of full-length, polychrome, and gilded wooden sculptures depicting ceroferary (candle-bearing) angels. This pendant pair stands as a definitive masterpiece of...
Art objects
Rare 1946 chinese oil-paper parasol executive headquarters military mediation commission
Executive descriptive summary
Artifact Type: Traditional Chinese oil-paper and bamboo parasol (Youshan).
Chronology / Dating: Republic of China (ROC), circa 1946–1947.
Historical Significance: A highly scarce and important political artifact...
Copper
18th-century monumental silvered copper lavabo basin with heraldic punches – 51 cm
Concise academic descriptive catalogue
Artifact Classification: Monumental ceremonial lavabo basin / Secular and liturgical parade dish
Chronology and Dating: 18th century / First half of the Settecento (circa 1720–1750)
Substrate...
Wooden sculptures
An important late 17th-century lombard baroque carved and gilded wood altar balustrade
An important late 17th-century lombard baroque carved and gilded wood altar balustrade
Technical specifications
Typology: Altar balustrade / Monumental liturgical furnishing façade
Period: Late 17th century (Lombard Late Baroque, c....
Wooden sculptures
Simon Troger walnut and ivory sculpture - 44x37x17 cm
A late baroque masterpiece unveiled
Polymaterial fascination and technical virtuosity unite in this extraordinary authentic sculptural group by the Tyrolean master Simon Troger (1683–1768).
The work perfectly embodies the pinnacle...
Ceramics
Victorian Blue Willow Ironstone Serving Platter Sampson Bridgwood Staffordshire
Gallery datasheet
Stock/Inv. Ref: ANT-STAF-2026-01Item description: Monumental Blue Willow Oval Serving PlatterMaker: Sampson Bridgwood & Son (Staffordshire, England)Period: Second half of the 19th Century (circa 1880)Dimensions: 45 x 36 cm...
Watches
18th-century piedmontese walnut Bracket clock
Catalogue raisonné entry
Artifact: Bracket clock (Table clock)Period: Mid-18th century (circa 1740-1770)Cultural Sphere: Piedmontese manufacture (Sabaudian Court region / Turin)Medium and Technique: Case in solid and veneered walnut with...
Watches
19th-century British Bracket clock with Whittington and Westminster Chimes: history, mechanics, and restoration
LATE-VICTORIAN HOROLOGICAL MASTERPIECE (1880-1900)
A fascinating journey into the excellence of British micro-mechanics and fine art cabinetmaking. This extraordinary table clock (bracket clock) represents the pinnacle of production from the...
Bronzes
Seventeenth-Century Gilt-Bronze Sculpture
Summary Descriptive Sheet
Object: Pair of statuettes depicting Saint Luke and Saint John the Evangelist (Pendant)Period: Seventeenth century (second half of the 17th century, c. 1660-1690)Cultural Sphere: Central Italian manufacture,...
Bronzes
Seventeenth-Century Gilt-Bronze Sculpture
The Evangelist in Bronze: A Historical-Artistic and Technological Analysis of a Pair of Seventeenth-Century Gilt-Bronze Sculptures
Introduction and Iconographical Identification within the Devotional Program
The works under examination comprise a...
Early Kartell Style chandelier 1950s | 4-light brass 66x66
Summary catalogue & condition report
Object: Multi-arm suspension chandelier (4 lights).
Typology: Ceiling lighting fixture / Mid-Century Modern.
Period: Circa 1953–1958.
Cultural Sphere: Mid-Century Italian Design (Milanese school).
Dimensions: 66...
Analysis of a 1950s multi-arm chandelier
The aesthetics of the taut line: a critical-historical and functional analysis of a 1950s multi-arm chandelier
Introduction: lighting in the post-world war II cultural climate
The second post-war period represented...
Wooden sculptures
Sixteenth-century Brescian wooden high relief
A gilded wood high relief from the Brescian Renaissance
1. Object identification and metadata
Title: The Transport of Christ to the Sepulchre (The Lamentation over the Dead Christ)
Object Type:...
Bronzes
18th-century Genoese gilt-bronze statuette | seated prisoner 15 cm
Scholarly entry on a rare 18th-century Genoese gilt-bronze sculpture of a seated slave (15 cm). Analysis of lost-wax casting, anatomy, and Ligurian Baroque collecting.
Technical specifications
Subject: Seated prisoner or...
Wooden sculptures
Genoese Baroque Prie-Dieu – Workshop of Filippo Parodi
Genoese Baroque Prie-Dieu – Workshop of Filippo Parodi
Title : Genoese Baroque Gilded Wood Prie-Dieu | Filippo Parodi Workshop
Description: Rare late 17th-century Genoese Baroque monumental prie-dieu in carved and...
Wooden sculptures
Sixteenth-century Venetian gilded wooden sculptures: King David and Moses pendant
Concise descriptive sheet
Subject: A rare pendant of sacred sculptures depicting King David with the Lyre and the prophet Moses with the Tablets of the Law.
Chronology: Late sixteenth century...
Wooden sculptures
6th-century gilded wooden King David statuette | antique Venetian sculpture)
Asset description
An exquisite sixteenth-century gilded wooden statuette depicting King David playing the harp, representing a premier example of sacred micro-architecture and fine cabinetmaking from the Venetian School. Datable...
Wooden sculptures
Sienese wooden sculpture: 16th-century torch-Bearing Angels
An art-historical and technical analysis of a pair of late 16th-century Sienese torch-bearing wooden angels featuring estofado gilding and Counter-Reformation liturgy.
THE LIGHT AND THE CARVING...
Marbles
Saint Jerome Penitent in the desert white marble plaque, 16th century
DESCRIPTIVE ARTIFACT SHEET
Object: Devotional plaque / Cabinet relief
Subject: Saint Jerome Penitent in the Desert
Cultural Sphere: 16th-century Lombard Renaissance sculpture (Milan/Cremona)
Period: Second half of the 16th...
5th-century terracotta Baptismal Font h 130 cm
Technical cataloging sheet
Artifact identification
Object Typology: Monumental baptismal font / Parish church holy water font
Medium: Terracotta (hand-modeled clay fired in hollow modular sections)
Chronology: 15th century...
Marbles
PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN BY AMBROGIO BORGHI (1881)
Portrait of a Gentleman by Ambrogio Borghi (1881)
Ambrogio Borghi - Portrait of a Gentleman (1881) | Marble Sculpture
Official scholarly entry for "Portrait of a Gentleman" (1881) by Ambrogio...
Double-Leaf Painted Door Decorated on Both Fronts: Cabinetmaking and Decoration in Venice during the Second Half of the 18th Century
2. Descriptive Catalogue Entry (Academic English)
Classification
A double-leaf interior passageway door, painted en suite on both obverse and reverse faces.
Chronology and Cultural Milieu
Circa 1770–1780. Venetian School /...
Madonna with child in terracotta by Antonio Rossellino
HISTORICAL-CRITICAL SHEET: MADONNA WITH CHILD
Cultural context: Florentine Renaissance
Author: Antonio Rossellino (Settignano, 1427 – Florence, 1479) or workshop / circle
Subject: Madonna and Child (derived from the prototype known...
Art objects
Fiat Lingotto portable engine scale model: wood and iron industrial heritage
An academic essay on the scale model of the Fiat Officine Lingotto portable steam engine (1923-1925). Analysis of workshop pedagogy, Fordist transition, and material mimetism.
The scale model...
The murano glass 20 th century
Authentic 29 cm Murano blown glass oval vase. Expertly crafted using the traditional layered sommerso technique in deep cobalt blue, enriched with white fritta grit and embedded floral murrine. Features...
Walter Furlan mid-century Murano glass seal sculpture - technical data sheet
Academic descriptive summary
Title of the work: Seal
Author: Walter Furlan (1931-2018)
Place of production: Murano, Venice (Italy)
Period and dating: circa 1960 - 1970
Material and technique: solid glass...
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Kinrande display platter | Arita charger (63x54 cm)
Summary Description of the Work
Identification and Morphological Data
Object Type: Monumental exhibition charger / Large display platter (Grands chargeurs)
Manufacturer: Arita Kilns (Hizen Province, modern-day Saga Prefecture, Japan)...
Marbles
Venus de Milo in white Carrara marble h 85 cm | Lorenzo dal Torrione
Technical and descriptive datasheet
Subject: Venus de Milo (philological replica after the Hellenistic archetype in the Louvre Museum).
Artist: Lorenzo dal Torrione (active in Pietrasanta, trained under Urbano Buratti).
Period:...
Wooden sculptures
Pair of 17th Century Venetian Baroque Gilded Wooden Caryatid Vase Bearers
Technical and Descriptive Object Metadata
Object: Pair of Sculptural Vase-Bearers / Torchères (Caryatids / Canephorae)
Period: 17th Century (High Baroque)
Geographical Attribution: Venetian School / Venice (Italy)
Medium: Carved softwoods...
Wooden sculptures
Candelabra angels with removable wings: a scholarly catalog and structural analysis of a pair of seventeenth-century wooden sculptures
Artifact description
Typology: Pair of specular, liturgical d'apparat candelabra sculptures (ceroferari angels).
Dating: First three decades of the 17th century (circa 1600-1630).
Cultural sphere: Northern Italian workshop, regional Lombard-Venetian borderland...
Wooden sculptures
Sculptural group by Brescian woodcarvers 15th Century
Sculptural Group by Brescian Woodcarvers (15th Century)
This historical-artistic datasheet explores one of the most significant masterpieces of fifteenth-century Lombard wooden sculpture. This structural group represents an exceptional benchmark of...
Terracotta bust of Cosimo II dei Medici
The Terracotta Bust of Cosimo II de' Medici by the Manifattura di Signa: A Historico-Artistic and Documental Analysis of Exemplar No. 524
This monumental plastic artifact, measuring 70 x 25...
Wooden sculptures
A Late Seventeenth-Century Venetian Candlestick
Rare late 17th-century monumental Venetian torchère in mecca-gilded wood (325 cm). A museum-quality masterpiece combining Baroque carving and structural joinery.
An extraordinary monumental Venetian candlestick from the late 17th century,...
Copper
Tuscan thurible 17th century
In-depth historical-artistic analysis
Introduction
The 17th century Florentine thurible represents an emblematic example of Baroque sacred art, combining liturgical functionality, symbolic value and refined craftsmanship. This analysis aims to delve...
Wooden sculptures
Saint George Warrior of the Seventeenth-Century Genoese School
Saint George in Poplar Wood – Genoese Baroque (17th Century)
Core Metatadata and Object Identifiers
Subject / Title: Saint George the Warrior (San Giorgio Miles)
Period / Chronology: 17th Century...
Bronzes
All round bronze sculpture depiting "Ortensio". Signed MAGONI EMILIO VINCENZO
Bronze sculpture in the round depicting "Ortensio". Signed MAGONI EMILIO VINCENZO
Quintus Hortensius Ortalo was a Roman orator and lawyer, an exponent of 'Asianism'.
Asianism is a stylistic...
Bronzes
All round bronze sculpture depicting "Little peasant girl". Signed GIOVANNI DE MARTINO
Bronze sculpture in the round depicting "Little peasant girl". Signed GIOVANNI DE MARTINO (1870-1935/38).
Giovanni De Martino (Naples, 13 January 1870 - Naples, 3 March 1935) was an Italian...
Bronzes
All round bronze group signed and titled "Imponderable Forces" Marianne Hastianatte.
Bronze group in the round signed and entitled 'Imponderable Forces' by Maria Allaro aka Marianne Hastianatte.
Sculptor painter and artist Marianne Hastianatte, was able to transform marble and wood...
Bronzes
Gothic mortar grou
Group of mortars all from a single Umbrian monastery, various sizes, cast in reddish-brown bronze with dark patina. Conical, on a rounded spadina base, with long vertical ribs. The swing...
Wooden sculptures
Antique Neapolitan Nativity Scene
Antique Neapolitan crib in a case with baptistery-blown glass with a mahogany cusped roof with ribbon inlays running along the entire profile. The front on the edges bears an all-round...
Mirrors
Set of four 18th-century Venetian gilded wall mirrors with original mercury glass plates 100x70 cm
Scholarly descriptive summary & metadata
Classification: Suite of four antique hanging mirrors
Period / Date: 18th Century (circa 1740–1760 / Louis XV period)
Geography / Origin: Venice, Italy (Lagoon school...
Marbles
18th century marble Sculpture
Antiquarian Discovery: An 18th-Century White Statuary Marble Masterpiece
Emerging from the prestigious sculpture workshops of 18th-century papal Rome, this refined monumental state basin is carved from a single, monolithic block...
Wooden sculptures
18th-century Ligurian Satyr wooden sculpture: lacquered barocchetto console leg
Academic Fact Sheet
Object: Sculptural furniture element (load-bearing corner leg / telamon for a parade console table).
Subject: Dionysian Satyr (mythological faun with caprine features).
Period / Dating: Mid-18th century...