Annunciation and Jesus among the Doctors. A pair of carved bas-reliefs in polychrome and gilt wood from the Spanish Renaissance art of the 16th century. 136x76x1 [..]
Estimate
€ 20.000,00 / 25.000,00
Lot N. 12
Two centurions, Spain, mid 1500s
Polychrome and gilt wood. 57x20x40 and 53x17x31cm
Estimate
€ 12.000,00 / 16.000,00
Lot N. 15
A marble group, Rome, mid 1600s
Three sleeping putti - an allegory of sleep. White marble, Paragon stone and yellow marble. Baroques sculptor active in Rome in the mid 17th century. 87x71cm
Estimate
€ 10.000,00 / 12.000,00
Lot N. 19
A terracotta bust, I. A. Ponsonelli, 16-1700s
A terracotta bust of St. Raymond Nonnatus, a Spanish clergyman. This is the initial model for the marble sculpture by Iacopo Antonio Ponsonelli (Carrara 1654 - [..]
Estimate
€ 12.000,00 / 15.000,00
Lot N. 9
Saint Catherine, early 16th century, Brabante (?)
A statue of Saint Catherine of Alexandria in polychrome and gilt wood. Renaissance sculptor from the first half of the 16th century. H 140cm
Estimate
€ 10.000,00 / 12.000,00
Lot N. 10
An alabaster group, Spain/Southern France, 1500s
Saint Martha with the dragon in carved alabaster. Spanish or Southern-French sculptor. 40x24cm
Estimate
€ 6.000,00 / 7.000,00
Lot N. 21
A terracotta Immaculate Mary, Bologna, early 1700s
This elegant model, with the initials G.M. carved on the back, is reasonably attributable to the rich production of terracotta sculptures and models by the great [..]
Estimate
€ 5.500,00 / 6.500,00
Lot N. 47
Two important ivory candleholders, France, 1800s
A pair of elaborate ivory candleholders, finely carved in floral, naturalistic and human motives. France, Dieppe (?), 19th century. H 28cm, diameter 15cm
Estimate
€ 5.000,00 / 6.000,00
Lot N. 53
A marble bust, attrib. GM Benzoni, Rome, mid 1800s
Winter, a marble bust of an old man with a beard and a hood. Attributed to Giovanni Maria Benzoni (Songavazzo 1809 - Roma 1873).
Estimate
€ 1.800,00 / 2.200,00
Lot N. 4
A rock crystal and metal cross, 14-1500s
An evocative cross in rock crystal and silver-plated metal on a round base. H 45cm
Estimate
€ 2.500,00 / 3.000,00
Lot N. 35
A bronze elephant, Italy or Germany, 1700s
Molten, chiselled and patinated bronze on a grey marble base. 21x10x19cm, base H 11cm
Estimate
€ 3.500,00 / 4.000,00
Lot N. 80
Mendicante, bottega di Giovanni Battista Garaventa, Genova, fine XVIII secolo
manichino in legno snodato, occhi in pasta vitrea, altezza cm 42
Annunciation and Jesus among the Doctors. A pair of carved bas-reliefs in polychrome and gilt wood from the Spanish Renaissance art of the 16th century. 136x76x12cm
Three sleeping putti - an allegory of sleep. White marble, Paragon stone and yellow marble. Baroques sculptor active in Rome in the mid 17th century. 87x71cm
A loricated bust in terracotta on a turned bronze base (non-coeval). Perhaps a model for a larger marble or bronze piece. From the circle of Alessandro Algardi (Bologna 1598 - Rome 1654). H 31cm
A terracotta bust of St. Raymond Nonnatus, a Spanish clergyman. This is the initial model for the marble sculpture by Iacopo Antonio Ponsonelli (Carrara 1654 - Genoa 1735). H 25cm
This elegant model, with the initials G.M. carved on the back, is reasonably attributable to the rich production of terracotta sculptures and models by the great Bolognese Baroque sculptor Giuseppe Maria Mazza. H 25.5cm
A terracotta sculpture of a beggar and a girl, typical example of the popular and grotesque genre of the German and Austrian style between the 16th and the 19th century. H 39cm
A group of terracotta models of Saint Mark, Saint Luke, Saint Matthew and Saint John. Signed by Alfonso Balzico (Cava dei tirreni 1825-Roma 1901) and among his first Neapolitan works. H 28-29.5cm
A terracotta model for a larger piece depicting the death of Saint Joseph surrounded by Jesus, Mary and the Angel. In Neoclassical sculpting style. 24x15x23cm
A Saint Matthew the Evangelist in molten and chiselled bronze on a marble base (non-coeval). Baroque artist in Rome (?), 17th-18th century. H 23cm, with base 28cm
A round panel in polychrome painted glass. The upper part depicts the apparition of Christ to Saint Francis, the lower part shows an inscription in Gothic characters dated 1676.
A pair of elaborate ivory candleholders, finely carved in floral, naturalistic and human motives. France, Dieppe (?), 19th century. H 28cm, diameter 15cm
A refined holy water fount in carved alabaster meant for domestic devotion. Created in the common ways of the Italian Barocchetto. On the back is a carving with the letters P.S., possibly the initials of the unidentified sculptor. 25x27cm
A white marble allegory of summer depicting a bare-chested female carrying wheat. By a sculptor active in Liguria in the 17th century, attributed to Tommaso Garvo Allio (1620-1667) and his circle. H 100cm
A rectangular frame in carved and stained fruitwood with moulded profiles and decorated reserves. From the atelier of Piedmontese ebonist Giuseppe Maria Bonzanico (Asti 1745 - Torino 1820)