Live auction 377
Fine Art
thu 13 December 2018
Genoa - Castello Mackenzie
SINGLE SESSION 13/12/2018 Hours 15:00
A selection of works from private Italian collections
Viewing
Viewing in Genoa from Friday 7 to Monday 10, 10am to 7pm
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Lot N. 67
Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574) Allegoria dell’Autunno
oil on panel, 80x80cm The panel was undoubtedly part of a wooden ceiling, in a series of four panels depicting the Four Seasons, two of which have recently reappeared [..]
Estimate
€ 20.000,00 / 30.000,00
Lot N. 25
An alabaster Venus, Italy, early 1800s
A Neoclassical statue in alabaster on a marble base with gilt bronze details. H 135cm, column H 101cm
Estimate
€ 8.000,00 / 10.000,00
Lot N. 6
A marble table, Franzoni (attr.), Rome, 17-18th century
An important table with a marble base and a stone top, probably non-coeval. Francesco Antonio Franzoni (Carrara 1734 - Roma 1818). Top 230x85x94cm, base 76x22x90 [..]
Estimate
€ 20.000,00 / 30.000,00
Lot N. 61
Two precious sideboards, Genoa, late 1700s
122x62x89cm
Estimate
€ 23.000,00 / 28.000,00
Lot N. 24
Dodici poltrone neoclassiche in legno intagliato e dorato, Genova (?) XVIII-XIX secolo
braccioli scanalati a ricciolo, fascia superiore decorata con conchiglie, motivi fogliacei e floreali, cascate floreali sui montanti, gambe anteriori troncoconiche [..]
Estimate
€ 18.000,00 / 22.000,00
Lot N. 76
G. Marchesi il Sansone (Bologna 1699 - 1771) La nascita di Bacco Bacco e Arianna
Two oil on canvas paintings, 116x66cm
Estimate
€ 15.000,00 / 20.000,00
Lot N. 4
Two marble busts, 19th century
Two marble busts on columns depicting Roman emperor Hadrian and his young lover Antinous. Based on a sculpture from the 2nd century A.D., stored at the Uffizi gallery. [..]
Estimate
€ 8.000,00 / 10.000,00
Lot N. 7
Two garnet vases, Rome, 19th century
Two red garnet vases with molten, chiseled and gilt bronze tips in the shape of pinecones. H 90cm, column H 118cm
Estimate
€ 3.000,00 / 3.500,00
Lot N. 5
A Judgement of Paris, Naples, 1800-06ca.
Biscuit porcelain from the Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea, on a model by Filippo Tagliolini. H 51cm, diameter 36cm
Estimate
€ 6.000,00 / 8.000,00
Lot N. 68
Abraham Brueghel
(Anversa, 1631 - Anversa, 1697)
Abraham Brueghel (Antwerp 1631 - 1697) Allegoria dell'Autunno
Oil on canvas, 145x117cm
Estimate
€ 10.000,00 / 15.000,00
Lot N. 23
A Louis trumeau, Rome, mid 1700s
Fully veneered in briar-root. Three drawers and writing top hiding other drawers, a stand with mirrored doors. 150x70x259cm (defects)
Estimate
€ 7.000,00 / 8.000,00
Lot N. 12
Scuola del XVII secolo Ritratti di personaggi in armi
coppia di dipinti ad olio su tela, cm 210x118
Estimate
€ 10.000,00 / 15.000,00
63
Rosewood and bois de rose, veneered and inlaid in the style of Giuseppe Maggiolini. 92x65x130cm
64
An Aubusson carpet from the second half of the 19th century. Good conditions. 323x270cm
65
Two fragments of tapestry, depicting Confidence and Revenge, 18th century. 118x60cm and 122x58cm
66
oil on panel, 102x78cm . “Carrying this letter is Pietro Paolo the Flemish, my Painter, that I am sending there [to Rome] to copy and paint certain drawings, as more diffusely You will wish from him.” This letter of [..]
67
oil on panel, 80x80cm The panel was undoubtedly part of a wooden ceiling, in a series of four panels depicting the Four Seasons, two of which have recently reappeared on the American market and been correctly attributed to Vasari (cfr. Sotheby’s, Master [..]
68
Oil on canvas, 145x117cm
71
Two oil on canvas paintings, 83x103cm
75
Twelve oval oil on canvas paintings, 68x56cm each
76
Two oil on canvas paintings, 116x66cm
77
Oil on canvas, 100x45cm
79
oil on panel, 60x33cm, signed and dated on the back. Label from an old collection. Within a moulded frame in carved and gilt wood, richly decorated, 95x55cm
80
Oil on canvas, 128x96cm
81
A large and important pharmacy vase in polychrome majolica from the Manifattura Cozzi. H 58cm
82
An octagonal jewel box in ebonies wood, molten, chiseled and gilt bronze and Sicilian jasper. 38x34x17cm
83
Ebonised wood, molten, chiseled and gilt bronze, silver (?) and Sicilian jasper. 68x30x35cm, base 74x34x81cm
84
Two red porphyry columns. H 150cm
85
A Manto stone sculpture depicting the symbol of the ancient Republic of Venice. H 64cm
86
A pair of sculptures of guard dogs (Dogue de Bordeaux and Chien de montagne des Pyrénées?). 41x20x42cm
87
A monumental crest for Counts Poldi Pezzoli in molten, chiselled and patinated bronze. Italian founder from the 19th century. Previously in Giovanni Pratesi's collection, Florence. 85x87cm
88
A bust of noblewoman Rosa Trivulzio (?) in white marble. Italian Neoclassical Art, first half of the 19th century. Sculptor close to Lorenzo Bartolini (Vernio 1777 - Firenze 1850)
90
Allegories of the four seasons. Ancient red marble busts on molten, turned and coulored bronze stands, white and coloured marble bases. Neoclassical Roman atelier from the 18th-19th century. H 22cm and 23cm
92
Breccia bruna (?), Belgian black marble, Portoro marble and green marble. H 31cm
93
Base in green and red marble with gilt bronze applications. H 62cm
94
Two centrepiece stands in polychrome marbles and bronze. 36x28cm
95
Two medallions with profiles of Emperors in white marble within a frame in yellow Siena marble. Diam. 19cm, total diam. 27cm
96
A pair of Retour d'Egypt candle holders in carved and painted wood on marble and ivory bases. H 51cm
99
Bronze and gilt bronze. Octagonal case on a rectangular base. 14x23x37cm
100
An oval jewel box in tortoise, gilt copper and lava stone. Kingdom of the Two Sicilies or Germany, 18th century. 19x14x10cm
101
Molten, gilt and chiselled bronze and malachite. 54x46x29cm (defects)
102
An agate cup with molten, embossed, chiselled, gilt and enamelled silver details. Mounted natural pearls and garnets. Italian art from the second half of the 20th century.
104
Ebonised wood, silver, and molten, chiselled and gilt bronze. Neoclassical Italian art from the last quarter of the 18th century. 84x40cm
105
A large meditation cross in ebonised wood, silver, copper and gilt bronze. Christ in carved boxwood, ebony base (non-coeval). Genovese art from the second half of the 18th century. 108x60cm
106
A typical Milanese coffee pot in embossed and chiselled silver, from the Del torchio da vino workshop. 1770/1780. Approx. 750 circa, H 27 cm
107
Molten, embossed and chiselled silver. Partially worn Torretta stamp for the year (1)76... H 28cm
108
An important holy water fount in molten, embossed and chiseled silver depicting the Immaculate Virgin. Genoese Art from the 18th century. Tolerance marks in use from 1824 to 1873 (Mauritian cross and coiled dolphin).
109
Molten, embossed and chiselled silver. Third quarter of the 18th century. Assayer and counterassayer Giovan Battista Carron (1753 - 1778) and unreadable silversmith's mark (unidentified). 200gr, 11x9x10cm
110
Molten, embossed and chiselled silver. Third quarter of the 18th century. Assayer and counterassayer Giovan Battista Carron (1753 - 1778) and unreadable silversmith's mark (unidentified). 250gr, 11.5x8.5x10.5cm
111
Molten, embossed and chiselled silver. Mark with a cross of Lorraine within an oval surmounted by a crown and mark with monogram AE (unidentified). 180gr, 9.5x7x10cm
112
Molten, embossed and chiselled silver. Third quarter of the 18th century. Silversmith Giovanni Giuseppe Valle (1717 - 1786), assayer and counterassayer Giovan Battista Carron (1753 - 1778). Marks with Mauritian cross and bull's head in use from 1824 [..]
113
Molten, embossed and chiselled silver. Master silversmith Carlo Bartolotti (1777 - 1824). 245gr, 12x9x11cm
114
Micromosaics depicting classical architectures, flower bouquets and allegories with birds, wthin glass paste frames with semi-precious stones. 18KT gold details
115
Micromosaic of a flower bouquet. Frame in molten, chiselled and gilt bronze. Diam. 9cm
116
Black Belgian marble; on the lid a slate plaque within a frame in molten, chiselled and gilt bronze. 16x10.5cm
117
Red and green jasper (?) and 18KT gold. Micromosaic on the lid depicting a Spaniel and a butterfly. Unidentified gold title stamp. 9.5x5cm
118
From the circle of Domenico Maglia (1780-1872). Gold, tortoise and blue lacquer. Micromosaic on the lid depicting two dogs. 2.5x7.5cm
119
Oval micromosaic on the lid depicting two farmers, based on an idea by Bartolomeo Pinelli (1781-1835). 4x3x1.7cm
120
Micromosaic on the lid depicting a dog by the fire (allegory of loyalty). Diam. 7.5cm
121
Ebonised wood and gold. Micromosaic on the cover depicting ancient ruins. 8.5x6.5x2.5cm