Confidences

Watercolor on paper. Artist's monogram top left. Tranquillo Cremona, after an initial period close to romantic painting, from 1870 onwards distanced himself from the influences of Francesco Hayez and adopted a painting style with indefinite contours, developing the concept of "macchia scapigliata" together with his friend Daniele Ranzoni: after an initial intervention with brushes, he refined the works with his fingers to blend, using all his fingers to make his paintings as vaporous as possible. This technique (which cost him his life due to lead poisoning caused by repeated contact with the skin of the colors) was compared by Camillo Boito to the views of the magic lantern, when the right focus of the lens had not yet been found: the image is already distinguishable, but is immersed in an almost gaseous vapor. The subjects of Tranquillo Cremona's works were always human figures, present in the historical-literary scenes of the romantic period, as in the portraits and genre scenes of the scapigliata phase; his subjects were taken from everyday life, in its simplicity and spontaneous immediacy, like these three female figures depicted in a moment of confidential and intimate conversation between friends. The work is presented in a late 19th century frame.

Red Version, Molteni&Co. 1970s

Vintage desk model "Orix" designed by Vittorio Parigi and Nanni Prina for a Molteni production in the 70s. Chromed steel structure, body with storage compartments and book holder in red plastic material, glass top-closure, adjustable position lamp in chromed steel.

Argentina, Late XIX Century

Large mahogany wall clock, made for a railway station, a hall in a public building or a bank. Enriched with floral carvings, scrolls and festoons, a cymatium culminating with a central vase. Round dial. Missing parts. Argentina, late 19th century.

Italy, Mid XX Century ca.

Gilded silver stand supported by a circular base engraved with plant motifs. The finely burin-worked burin-worked hollow forms the backdrop to a mythological scene with figures obtained from embossing. Ring-shaped side grips. Silver and silversmith marks under the rim and under the base. Grams 1465.

Luchino Dal Verme
Ulrico Hoepli Editore

165 x 118 In

Herat carpet in cotton and wool, large knot, hand made.

Luigi L. Secchi
ULRICO HOEPLI

Workshop furniture, with drawer compartments, hinged doors, flap and open compartment. Enamelled metal and wooden shelves, completely restored.

Side table with circular top and three legs made entirely of white plastic material.

Italy, Late XX Century

Rococo style chest of drawers with two drawers, curved and rounded in all its parts, supported by four high legs, it is completely carved with rocaille motifs over the entire surface, lacquered in beige and ochre tones with painted bouquets of flowers.

Italy, XIX Century

Louis Philippe armchair in walnut, leaf carvings and scrolls in the armrests, wavy rear legs and turned front legs, culminating with brass cups and casters. Padded back, armrests and seat. Reclining backrest via rack mechanism controlled by the armrests. Italy, 19th century.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Neo-Baroque walnut cupboard, richly carved. Base with pair of drawers in the band below the top and paneled and carved doors, upper part with colored glass doors culminating in a carved frieze depicting a pair of dragons and a fruit basket. Italy, late 19th century.

Desk with side drawers under the top, in beech wood and poplar veneered top with transparent glass on top.

Early XX Century

Mahogany hinged table, drawer in the band under the top, sabre legs culminating with glasses and brass casters. England, early 20th century.

Floor lamp with adjustable light points, sliding and orientable, chromed and enamelled metal, enamelled aluminium.

Alessandro Gogna
Nicola Zanichelli Editore

United States, Early XX Century

Painted Aluminum Helicopter Propeller Blade. Engraved Serial Number Plate.

122 x 59 In

Asian carpet in cotton and wool, large knot, hand made.

Italy, XVIII Century

Corner shelf, in lacquered wood. Top painted in imitation marble with carved and gilded moulding underneath, supported by a volute carving culminating in curls. Italy, 18th century.

Europe, 1970s

Floor standing champagne cooler. Plexiglass tub and brass structure with circular base.

AA.VV.
Giulio Einaudi Editore

Kartell Production, 1990s

Folding service table with metal legs and mustard-colored ABS top.

AA.VV.
Giulio Einaudi Editore

Design by G. Castiglioni, G. Gaviraghi, A. Lanza

Cabinet usable as a bedside table/coffee table in white plastic material.