Mannerist Wardrobe - Tuscany, early 17th century

'Life' modular wall system designed by Roberto Monsani and produced by Acerbis in the 1980s.

Paris, Late XIX Century

Vase holder tripod in gilded bronze and Sèvres ceramic, modeled after Pierre Gouthière. Circular base in cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain, with golden decorations on the top and wreath of myrtle leaves on the band; underneath three feet in gilded bronze with a spiral motif support the whole thing. The three bronze goat feet rest on the surface with an upside-down pine cone in the centre; the tripod is contained by a band decorated with frets in the lower part, the uprights end with faun heads characterized by a long beard and ram's horns, connected to each other by festoons of vine leaves and bunches of grapes. In the centre, descending from above following a spiral trajectory, is the figure of a snake with a body covered in scales and a wide open mouth. On the top it has a second pine cone element, opposite to the first, surmounted by a tuft of leaves arranged in a radial pattern and by a vase holder plate, the latter embellished with a fret and ending with a perforated railing element with an everted edge. These elements, originally separated by a Sèvres porcelain vase missing here, were superimposed and fixed together at a later stage. The base features the Sèvres manufacturing mark.

Naples Third Quarter XVIII Century

Neapolitan Rococo chest of drawers, supported by curved feet, the under-the-top band is curved as well; on the curved front, it features two drawers with retractable chain. Quadripartite veneered wood, with double borders set at 45° degrees, the same motif is proposed in the reserves on the sides. The two drawers are decorated with a central inlay with a poly-lobed threading with a bouquet of flowers inside, inhabited by a parrot. The shaped top is in red breccia marble from the Appennini; the handles is bronzy and bronze appliqués are used on the feet, on the upper part of the uprights and in the centre of the frontal apron.

19th Century / 1801 - 1900

French Napoleon III center bookcase, supported by wavy legs, the lower band on both the front and sides is shaped; on the front it has two doors finished with fake books, with applied leather ribs, so as to simulate an open bookcase. In the upper part there is an open compartment and an upper tray shelf. The etagere has a similar shape, but in the central compartment there are various shelves placed at different heights. Interior in mahogany, they are veneered in bois de rose, with a 45 ° cut and quadripartite on the tops; the furniture is decorated with gilded bronzes and worked with leafy volutes, in the shoes, on the uprights, on the lower band and in the side handles.

Black Forest Switzerland Late 19th century

Black Forest flowerpot from the end of the 19th century. Made of richly carved walnut. The four feet, like the support trunk, are carved in the form of twisted branches on which ivy branches are twisted, resting on two feet there are two carved dogs. The branches rise up the trunk decorating on all sides a manger resting on the trunk. On the front we have a complex carved iconography that celebrates hunting, all made in a refined carving. On the top an eagle grabs a snake in its beak, in the center a wild boar hunting scene in which a hunting dog is suffering the escape of the prey that overwhelms it, below we find a panoply with bow and quiver. A zinc basin allows to protect the carving from the humidity of the flowers. Small missing parts.

Chest of Drawers and Bedside Tables

Tuscan neoclassical suite, consisting of a chest of drawers and two bedside tables. The chest of drawers has a disappearing door that hides three drawers with bronze pulls inside, the bedside tables with a drop-down top and an opening door hide the compartments where the toilet ceramics were housed. Tall truncated pyramid legs ending with elegant turnings and inlaid with maple and Indian walnut in the shape of leaves, support the furniture veneered in dark Indian walnut with inlaid borders in maple, boxwood, chestnut with geometric motifs, in the center of the door of the bedside tables a rosette is inlaid, on the door of the chest of drawers a basket of flowers; the tops of the bedside tables have white marble set in an inlaid border of various woods on the chest of drawers instead it is simply supported. Filaments on the marbles of the bedside tables. Original hardware. In plate XXX of the "Furniture Warehouse ...." there is a model of chest of drawers similar in colour and which has a door not divided into drawers.

Sécrétaire with Inlays

Neoclassical secretaire made at the end of the 18th century. Made with two doors in the base, a drop-leaf door with a cabinet and a drawer under the top. Made of walnut and then veneered and inlaid in various woods, including walnut, Indian walnut, rosewood, boxwood, maple and more. Inlaid candelabra on the uprights and feet; Greek fret with leaves on the base upright, with rosettes in the centre, while the band under the top containing the drawer is inlaid with a repeated motif of a classical vase faced by dolphins with acanthus leaves in their mouths. In the centre of the quadripartite rosewood reserves of the doors, rosettes inlaid with stylised landscapes. Internal cabinet composed of two rows of drawers and open letter holders, treated leather top. Original hardware.

18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Large chest of drawers with barocchetto shelf from Emilia, with the typical curved and rounded on silhouette on the front and on the sides, which can be opened. Supported by curved feet, the under-the-top band is shaped, it has three drawers and two upper ones side by side, under the top. The shelf has a grooved base with a drawer and a smaller drawer on the front: the upper part with glass panels on the front and on the sides used to be a display case for a statue, which originally could only be opened with a door on the back, but it was modified in the 19th century by adding a wooden panel on the back, while a small door and a shelf have been added on the front. Maple burl veneer with walnut edges, the interiors are in poplar, the handles are in bronze with pendants and nozzles with a coat of arms depicting a pair of rampant lions topped by a two-headed eagle with the imperial crown.

Italy Last Quarter XVIII Century

Pair of big corner cabinets with rudentate pillars that end with pyramidal truncated feet and with a two-panels door. In the middle of the panels there are medaillons painted with landscapes of buildings and hills in the backbround; the rose windows are hels by pink ribbons and sourmounted by a basket of flowers in the middle. Coeval iron keyholes. Original lacquering.

17th Century / 1601 - 1700, 16th Century / 1501 - 1600

Walnut burl veneered cabinet, the uprights on the front, also in walnut wood, are richly carved: starting from the bottom there is a shelf in the shape of a leafy volute, surmounted by a fish, a dolphin according to the imagination of the time, and again from a grotesque mask. In the upper part there is instead a caryatid, in the left upright, while in the right one a telamon, both with facial features that recall the tradition of grotesque masks. The band below the top sees the alternation of reserves veneered in briar with small carved pieces: in the lateral ones there are two profiles of warriors with helmets on their heads, then there are two pieces with weapons, a shield and a quiver of arrows; in the center, finally, an oval coat of arms, without however any identifying elements. The front is occupied by a large opening flap door veneered in briar inside, hiding a chest of drawers consisting of twelve small drawers and two side doors; they are all decorated with carved briar frames. The wrought iron lock is hidden on the outside, but visible on the inside of the door; it has the characteristic lily shape, echoed in the door hinges.