Pair of blue and white porcelain parrot wall lights by Wong Lee. These depict blue and white parrots perched on a tree trunk, holding a gilded bronze scroll in their beaks. The whole piece is mounted on gilded bronze bases. The lamps are fitted with new green silk-lined lampshades and Declercq trimmings.
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
Signed and dated 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 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
A pair of dog-shaped lamps made of polychrome porcelain and gilded bronze, in the Meissen style. New lined silk lampshades in powder pink, embellished with Houlès trim.
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.