France, Late XVIII Century

Napoleon III writing desk in oak veneered in mahogany and mahogany feather. Front with five drawers, the right one with secret, side under-top drawers, green leather top, brass moldings and feet. Locks to be fixed, one missing. Glass protecting the top. France, late 18th century.

Italy, Late XVII - Early XVIII Century

Baroque walnut sideboard, Italy, late 17th - early 18th century. Opening top concealing storage space, front with pair of paneled doors, carved bracket feet. Uprights with frames housing carved pilaster strips depicting festoons of fruit and faces, the latter added later.

Provence, Late 18th-Early 19th Century

Double top cupboard in walnut, Provence late 18th-early 19th century. Equipped with four paneled doors and a pair of drawers placed at half height. On the sides, uprights embellished with twisted columns, interspersed with acanthus leaves and carved rosettes, while the central section is decorated with finely carved floral festoons. Paneling also on the sides. Oak interior.

Armchair

Armchair with open backrest in carved walnut, carved and wavy legs and armrests.

Nuovo Colombo
Editore Ulrico Hoepli

Marcel Proust
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore

Pair of armchairs, convertible into a bed, foam padding, original period velvet upholstery.

Wall mirror, bamboo frame, mirrored glass.

Italy, Late XVIII Century

Majolica pharmacy bottle. Blue-toned decoration depicting heraldic cartouche with apothecary writing.

France, Early XIX Century

Small antique armchair. Restoration, early 19th century. Curly carved armrests with stylised anthems, turned front legs and sabre-shaped rear legs. Upholstered in yellow damask silk.

Europe, Late XIX Century

Travel clock in bronze and beveled glass. Movement with cylinder escapement and visible mechanism. Enamelled metal dial with Roman numeral hours.

England, Late XIX Century

English porcelain oval tray and plate with cobalt blue transferware decoration, oriental-inspired Willow model. Manufacturer's mark on the back.

Italy, Mid XIX Century

White earthenware group depicting a gallant scene. In the background, a pergola with palm trees and vines.

Cherub Holding Crystal Top

In the Baroque style of the mid-1900s, a carved and painted cherub rests on a shell and holds a crystal top in his hand.

Germany, Early XX Century

Finely crafted and decorated porcelain figurine depicting a gallant couple dancing. The manufacturer's mark is under the base. It forms the base for a lampshade.

Italy, XX Century

Cradle in lacquered poplar wood, 20th century Italy. Adorned with golden moldings and painted floral elements. Deficiencies in the lacquering and gilding.

Victorian coffee table

Victorian period mahogany coffee table, turned upright supported by three curved feet and top with ribbed edge.

Italy, Early XX Century

Pair of polychrome majolica plates. Noble portraits on the hollow, brim with alternating leaf decoration. Ochre plate edge. Underglaze manufacturer's mark on the back.

France, 1920s

Ceramic deco sculpture depicting a pigeon. Manufacturer's mark printed inside.

Mid 19th century coffee table

Mahogany coffee table made with finely turned legs and crosspieces, opening top veneered in walnut burl.

William Shakespeare
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore

Catherine Macartney
Giano editore

Il Turkestan cinese, ovvero il Xinjiang, è la regione più occidentale della Cina, un'immensa distesa desertica circondata da altissime catene montuose. Incastonata fra India, Russia e Cina. Alla fine del diciannovesimo secolo divenne uno dei punti focali del Great Game, la guerra diplomatica mossa allo zar dall'impero britannico per la supremazia politica ed economica in Asia. Nel 1898 l'agente britannico George Macartney e la moglie Catherine, novelli sposi, giunsero nella capitale Kashgar e si stabilirono nella residenza dì Chini Bagh, su cui sventolava l'unica Union Jack tra il Kashmir e il Polo Nord. A Chini Bagh avrebbero trascorso diciassette anni. In questo libro Lady Macartney racconta la sua vita a Kashgar.

Dante Alighieri
Biblioteca Sansoni

Sven Hedin
Cierre Edizioni