Pair of porcelain candlesticks with putti decorations and flowers, in the taste of Meissen
Late 19th century
Group featuring two gallant putti in the style of the eighteenth century, signed Badessi, marked in blue on the base.
19th century
Naples, Italy
Amazing pair of human-sized carved and gilded wooden hands. Probably part of a processions statue – Capitpote.
Late 18th century
Italy
Wooden armor holder, used to present both all pieces of armor: helmet, gambison, chain mail.
19th century
Current events often influence fashion and, in 1827, when the giraffe Zarafa, offered by the Viceroy of Egypt Méhémet Ali to Charles grabs the costume and accessories. The so-called “giraffe” hairstyles and combs, remarkable for their height, enjoyed great success during the three years that followed.
“Cap i pota” Italian carved wooden or processional mannequin
Italian “Cap i pota” in carved and articulated wood or procession mannequin
Terracotta statue representing the allegory of autumn holding a cluster of grape and crowned with vine leaves, in his hand a basket full of fruit, very nice work of drapery.
France
20th century
Sculpture in painted and gilded wood “Virgin and Child” on its base
inside which is the reliquary with an inscription:
D-Bike. BV-M (di velo Beata Vergine Maria)
“From the Veil Blessed Virgin Mary”
Delicate representation of the Virgin and Child in fruitwood.
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.