The auction opens with an Emilian collection in which, alongside furniture and paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries, a precious group of miniature furniture stands out, including lot 76, a gilded 18th-century model of a high chair (estimate: €1,000–1,500).

Of particular interest is also the group originating from a noble villa in the hills around Florence, where, in large richly frescoed salons, one finds consoles, marble busts, neoclassical bronzes, an elegant gilded centre table (lot 264, estimate: €3,000–4,000), and a rare late Renaissance support of imposing dimensions later adapted as a billiard table (lot 225, estimate: €4,000–5,000).

The catalogue continues with the most important section of the sale: the provenance from Palazzo Colonna at the Ara Coeli in Rome. Here we immediately encounter the top lot of the entire auction: lot 268, an important Flemish tapestry woven in Brussels around the mid-16th century and marked “B.B.”. The work, designed after cartoons by Pieter Coecke van Aelst and likely woven under the direction of Jan Van der Vyst, is offered with an estimate of €180,000–220,000.

Among the palace furnishings, lot 270 stands out: a pair of cassoni attributed to Italian Renaissance craftsmanship from the Veneto or Emilia regions, dating to the 16th century, with an estimate of €25,000–30,000. Also noteworthy is lot 276, a rare Roman baroque night clock, dating to the 17th–18th century, estimated at €15,000–18,000. The section also includes lot 284, a pair of Roman benches from the mid-18th century, valued at €18,000–22,000, and lot 292, a monumental Roman parade cabinet from the 19th century, presented with an estimate of €30,000–35,000.

Among the other properties, an important group of Genoese Barocchetto furniture is also highlighted; in particular, lot 338 is a refined veneered trumeau decorated with a quatrefoil motif (estimate: €20,000–30,000).

Finally, an important Roman micromosaic of exceptional size depicting St. Peter’s Square (lot 307) is worth noting, created in Rome in the second half of the 19th century and attributable to the circle of Cesare Roccheggiani, with an estimate of €15,000–20,000, as well as lot 306, a large model of an Egyptian obelisk, also Roman, from the iconic Grand Tour production, with an estimate of €5,000–6,000.