The smooth and dynamic composition shows an ideal of beauty: a face with finely sculpted eyes, a long straight nose, well-defined lips.
The Child is worked as a painter’s mannequin would be.
A pair of 19th century corner armchairs
The pictorial style and the composition recall the spirit of Giovanni Battista Salvi who expressly distinguished himself for this theme…
Oval miniature depicting the portrait of an English aristocrat wearing a lace collar, mounted as a gold brooch encrusted with soft pearls
Would this represent his mood or his generous temperament?
This young woman wears a blue dress and a blue ribbon tied in her hair. In his right hand is an object whose handle is made of silver and mother-of-pearl.
19th Century
France
Chandelier composed of 4 lights.
Bead and pendant in cut crystal.
Decor of vase and palm tree
Electrification to standards,
19th century
Italy
Oil on canvas depicting a young man against a landscape background.
This young man is probably the young Charles Beauclerk (1670 – 1726), the first Duke of Saint-Albans, son of King Charles II and his mistress Nell Gwynne.
18th century
English School
Surroundings of the painter Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723)
Double-sided firewall
Silk painted and embroidered on one side.
The other side represents a basket of flowers and fruits embroidered and painted.
Structure composed of two columns.
The base ends in lion’s feet.
Mahogany, silk, glass and brass
Directoire,
Circa 1800,
France
Miniature on ivory
Velvet and brass frame
Late 18th Early 19th century
France
Lead sculpture covered with a thin layer of polychrome stucco representing the Christ child.
He wears a necklace with white pearls to remind the purity of his soul.
18th century,
Andalusia, Spain