Live auction 364
Sculpture and Works of Art
tue 11 December 2018
Genoa - Castello Mackenzie
SINGLE SESSION 11/12/2018 Hours 15:00
A selection of works from private Italian collections
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Lot N. 11
Two bas-reliefs, Spain, 16th century
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
Estimate
€ 600,00 / 800,00
61
A bouquet of wildflowers carved in various essences within an ebony frame. From the atelier of G.M. Bonzanico. On the back is a paper label with the collection inventory number.
62
A vase with a flower bouquet carved in ivory within an ebony frame. Turin, late 18th-early 19th century, by Francesco Tanadei (Locarno 1770-Torino 1825), Giuseppe Maria Bonzanigo's brightest pupil
33
Molten, chiselled and gilt bronze on a marble base (non-coeval). H 20cm
31
Molten, chiselled and gilt bronze on a marble base (non-coeval). H 26cm and 20.5cm
1
Molten and chiselled bronze. Italian Gothic art from the 14th-15th century. H 13cm
2
Molten and gilt bronze. Italy, probably Late-Romanic art from the 18th century. H 10cm
57
A gilt bronze Cupid on a coloured marble base. Neoclassical French founder. H 23cm
35
Molten, chiselled and patinated bronze on a grey marble base. 21x10x19cm, base H 11cm
56
A bucolic figurine in molten, chiselled and gilt bronze. Italian Neoclassical artist. H 22cm
32
Molten, chiseled and gilt bronze. Marble base (non-coeval). Italian founder from the 18th century. H 20.5cm
34
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
30
Molten, chiselled and gilt bronze. Florentine Baroque art from the 17th century. H 27.5cm
3
Gilt copper. Late-Gothic art from the early 15th century. 21.5x13.5cm
41
A polychrome papier-mâché Corpus Christi on a wooden cross. Baroque art from Southern Italy (Naples?), 18th century. 66x116cm
22
A grieving figure in polychrome terracotta. Baroque art from the 17th century, Alto Veneto region or Southern Germany. H 52cm
60
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)
49
Bone or warthog tooth sculpture from the Portuguese colonies in India. H 16cm
37
A polychrome glass pane with rustic scenes and an Arquebusier with lady. Inscription and crest in the lower part, dated 1615.
13
A Madonna (Saint Barbara?) in polychrome and gilded wood. Basque atelier from the 17th century. 87cm
17
White marble, Baroque art from the 17th century, circle of Juste Le Court (1627-1679). H 54cm
53
Winter, a marble bust of an old man with a beard and a hood. Attributed to Giovanni Maria Benzoni (Songavazzo 1809 - Roma 1873).
16
A white marble group depicting two putti playing. Baroque Italian art from the 17th century (Stefano Maderno? 1576-1636). 62x22x39cm
51
A marble group depicting the Virgin Mary and Beato Antonio Botta. A Baroque Ligurian sculptor active in the 17th-18th century. H 83cm
15
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
5
A white marble high-relief depicting the Trinity. Northern Italian sculptor active between Lombardia and Veneto in the 16th century. 64x28x94cm
10
Saint Martha with the dragon in carved alabaster. Spanish or Southern-French sculptor. 40x24cm
52
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
6
A Madonna with child in polychrome Istrian stone. Sculptor from Veneto or Dalmatia. 37.5x27.5cm
44
A portrait of Carl IX in ivory bas-relief within an ebonised wood guilloché frame. 18.5x12cm
29
An ivory Corpus Christi by Giovanni Antonio Gualtiero. H 14cm
64
A miniature memento mori carving on a box in carved ebonised wood. From the circle of Giuseppe Maria Bonzanigo (Asti 1745-Turin 1820). Diameter 10cm
50
A carved ivory Salvator Mundi on a moulded and gilt wood base. Art from the 18th-19th century. H 12cm, 17cm with base
38
cm 36x27. Coloured marbles depicting Saint Francis receiving the stigmata, within a gilt oval frame. Italian art, Florence, 17th-18th century
96
testa in terracotta, arti in legno, occhi in pasta vitrea, altezza cm 20
43
cm 46×26. La croce da meditazzione, nata per devozione privata, corrisponde ai modi stilistici ispirati al barocco settecentesco
42
An elegant composition in precious materials: ivory, silver, coral and wood. 72x36cm
63
A profile of Pope Pius VIII (?) in carved ivory. Italy, 18th-19th century, probably from the circle of Giuseppe Maria Bonzanigo. H 5cm
58
A curious sculpture, realistically moulded in organic matter to resemble the rhinoceros's skin. 13x7cm
4
An evocative cross in rock crystal and silver-plated metal on a round base. H 45cm
36
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.
19
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
24
A terracotta bust depicting Mars. Neoclassical sculptor from Italy or France. H 36cm
18
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
25
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
28
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
21
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
23
A terracotta Nereid with gold highlights. French or Flemish sculptor from the 17th century. H 23cm
54
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
40
Carved wood. Baroque Italian art (Sicily?), 17th century. 50x45x135cm
110
terracotta, orecchie e corna in piombo, occhi in vetro, cm 27x17x16