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...
Furniture '600
An Italian seventeenth-century walnut baroque canterano with concealed side-access doors
An Italian seventeenth-century walnut baroque canterano with concealed side-access doors
concise cataloging raisonné / object record
Object Typology: Baroque canterano (monumental high-period chest of drawers) with integrated secret compartments.
Date...
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...
Porcelain
Study of a "famille rose" vase pair
The international appeal of Canton porcelain: a historical-artistic study of a "famille rose" vase pair
The examined set of vases (height 38 cm, width 20 cm) belongs to the renowned...