Mattia Traverso, born in Genoa in 1885 and died in 1956, was a highly talented Italian painter renowned for his exceptional technical mastery and his taste for grand, classical decorative scenes, which allowed him to revive the splendor of past centuries with a modern elegance.
Italy
Circa 1932
Mattia Traverso, born in Genoa in 1885 and died in 1956, was a highly talented Italian painter renowned for his exceptional technical mastery and his taste for classical scenes of grand decoration, which allowed him to revive the splendor of past centuries with a modern elegance.
Italy
Circa 1932
Mattia Traverso, born in Genoa in 1885 and died in 1956, was a highly talented Italian painter renowned for his exceptional technical mastery and his taste for grandly decorated classical scenes, which allowed him to revive the splendor of past centuries with a modern elegance.
Italy
Circa 1932
Pair of dog-shaped lamps in polychrome porcelain and gilded bronze, in the Meissen style, with new green silk lampshades lined with green silk and Houlès trimmings.
750 yellow gold cross set with twelve garnets.
18th-century six-light “lace” chandelier, composed of a turned and gilded wooden structure and a set of blown glass beads and pendants. This type and name literally refer to the structure of this chandelier, which consists of a “lacing” of iron wires onto which glass beads are threaded, creating a mesh that was highly prized for its diffusion of light.
Pair of 17th-century theater drapes in carved polychrome wood, depicting an elegant knotted drape adorned with large golden tassels. The skillful carving of the pleated fabric and the richness of the original polychromy give these pieces a particularly theatrical character. Very beautiful preserved antique patina.
Yellow gold pendant cross entirely paved with round and cushion-cut antique diamonds mounted in prong settings. The central diamond is the largest of the eleven. The whole is surrounded by a black enamel border.
18th-century gouache on vellum depicting three children playing and a leaping dog, set against a green landscape with balustrades, Medici vases, and a pretty pink sky. The children appear to be arranging a large bouquet, as suggested by the basketful of flowers and petals scattered on the ground.
Pair of polychrome porcelain lamps from the Wong Lee factory. These lamps depict parrots perched on a beautifully decorated tree, holding a gilded bronze scroll in their beaks. The whole piece is mounted on chiseled gilded bronze bases. The lamps are topped with new powder pink silk lampshades lined with Declercq trimmings.