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...
Paintings '800
Carlo Grubacs, Grand Canal Nocturne with Pastiglia Frame
Summary descriptive summary of the artwork
Identification data
Artist: Carlo Grubacs (Venice, 1802 – 1878).
Subject: Nocturnal Festival on the Grand Canal at Ca' Foscari (revival of traditional Venetian...
Paintings '700
Baroque triumph and rocaille anticipations: a critical study on a pendant of "nature vive" by Giuseppe Pesci
Technical descriptive summary
Meta Title: Giuseppe Pesci (Monogrammist A.V.) - Pair of Baroque Still Lifes Prima Tela
Meta Description: Rare pair of nature vive paintings by Giuseppe Pesci (Parma, d....
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:...