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Niche. Carved and polychrome wood. 16th century. Wall niche with a rectangular front opening finished in gold with two polychrome angel heads in the corners and a dark polychrome space with classicist elements in gold (candlesticks with grotesques, latticework, scrolls, etc.). The base has a polygonal front finish, with a red edge, like the rest of the piece. This type of pedestal was very common in private oratories, both in civil (houses, etc.) and religious (convents, chapels, etc.) environments, to place and enhance small-format sculptures. Weight: 850 grams.
· Size: 18x9x47 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1204
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Frame with mirror. Ebonized wood, glass. 17th century. It has faults. Rectangular frame made of carved and ebonized wood decorated with a series of smooth mouldings of different widths and depths. The mirror plate is also old and still has a metal piece on the back for hanging it on the wall. Stylistically, it is more reminiscent of Italian examples than Flemish ones, although this way of making frames was very popular in practically all European schools. Weight: 3 kg.
· Size: 37,5x7x51cms. int: 17,5x31,5 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1260
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Art Nouveau furniture. Wood, glass, metal, etc. Circa 1900. Tall wall cabinet with a mirror on the top and drawers below (two display cabinets on the sides with transparent glass doors and another space with shelves in the centre, all three with a lockable key), decorated with carvings, appliqués and shapes reminiscent of plants, with delicate curves and great attention to detail. Due to its decorative elements (flowers, leaves, etc.) it is considered to be part of Modernism, a style highly appreciated in Europe that reached its peak around 1900.
· Size: 119x36,5x180 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1292
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Sugar box. Silver in colour. Northern Europe (possibly Berlin), first half of the 19th century. With contrast marks. Rectangular box with chamfered corners resting on four claws with nails and featuring a lid with a projection towards the centre and a plaque with engraved initials of ownership. On the outside, it has a frieze of plant motifs above the keyhole. There is evidence of a sugar box in a private European collection with a hallmark similar to that of this piece (the initial A in a circle), being a neoclassical work from Berlin, the work of Gottlob Ludwig Howalt, and dated around 1820. This type of sugar bowls with closure were common in certain areas of northern Europe, taking on an appearance similar to that of this piece following the invasion of Napoleon Bonaparte, with which the French aesthetic models spread. Weight: 487 grams.
· Size: 16x12x10 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1319
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Rococo frame. Gilt wood. 18th century. Rectangular frame made of carved and gilded wood, decorated at the corners and centers of the sides with carvings depicting architectural elements, plants, and rocailles. The contrast between the plain moldings of the uncarved sections and the carvings, the absence of a crest, and the asymmetry present in the piece are striking. The latter was common in the early Rococo period, an artistic style born in France and developing primarily between 1730 and around 1760.
· Size: 100x3x121,5 cms. Int 76x99,5 cms
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Ref.: ZF1336
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Gold brooch (14kts) with pendant and 10 garnets. A lady's brooch made of 14-karat gold, consisting of a first oval piece attached to the fabric. The profile is highlighted by a gold-turned cord, creating a composition at the top: two plant forms on the sides, leaving the center for a lobed line (reminiscent of a flower), which frames a composition with a round faceted central garnet, flanked by four smaller ones, alternating with gold pearls, placed on another smooth turned cord. From the lower part of this area hangs, "en tremblant," another circular element formed by a disc decorated in fine relief and highlighted by a cord. This also features a central garnet surrounded by four smaller ones, also alternating with gold pearls. A pine cone shape hangs from this piece, completing the composition of the jewel, reminiscent of 19th-century Neoclassical works. Weight: 10.92 g.
· Size: 5,9 x 4,3 cms
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Ref.: JBR1113
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Peace-bearer. Bronze. 16th century. A peace-bearer made of bronze with a flat handle curved on the back, with a relief decoration on the front organised in an architectural composition with a classical influence, common in the Renaissance. Below the columns on the sides there are two heraldic shields (without a bonnet, cords with tassels on three levels) with a Latin cross in the middle area; the centre shows a Birth of Christ under a domed cupola with winged angel heads in the corners; at the top and under a semicircular arch, there is the bust of Saint Dominic of the Causeway, facing forward, with an inscription in capital letters (“STO /DOMI”, “BENEDITUS SER”) flanked by two perched birds.
· Size: 10,5x4x16 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0543B
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Plan, Fondazione Querini Stampalia. Framed drawing. SCARPA, Carlo (1906-1978), 1978. Signed and dated (bottom left), name in the center. Plan of Carlo Scarpa's intervention at the Fondazione Querini Stampalia, a cultural institution in Venice, Italy, founded in 1869 by Count Guiovanni Querini, the last descendant of the Querini Stampalia family. Carlo Scarpa designed the interior, exterior, and elements of the garden and ground-floor spaces of the historic building (Palazzo Querini Stampalia).
· Size: 47x4x47,5 cms
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Ref.: ZF135448
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Veduta dell\\' famous Basilica Vaticana coll\\' wide Portico, and adjacent Piazza. Recorded. PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista. Rome, Italy, circa 1775. It has faults. Titled on a plate, the engraving presents a view of St. Peter's Square in the Vatican with the Roman church. The first edition was part of the Views of Rome by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Venice, 1720–Rome, 1778), published around 1760 (several experts date this engraving closer to 1775). Compare with the copy preserved at the Uffizi Gallery (Florence, Italy), the one at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (USA), the one at the Harvard Art Museum (USA), or the one at the National Library (Madrid, Spain). The plate is preserved at the Chalcographie in Rome.
· Size: 73x0,1x52 cms
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Ref.: ZF135455
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Cameo. Victorian mount, circa 1850. Cameo with a bevelled rose gold mount made of shell (Cassius Cypraea; hence the type known in the 19th century as “coral”), with a figure sitting on clouds holding a jug and a bowl from which an eagle is eating. The theme, inspired by classical mythology of Antiquity, is the personification of youth, called Junventas or Juventus (her figure ended up being assimilated with that of the Greek goddess Hebe, who also personified youth and helped the gods by filling their cups with nectar, harnessing Hera’s horses, etc.), accompanied by the eagle of Jupiter (Greek Zeus). This is a very common theme in 19th century jewellery, especially in cameos, as it is considered the quintessential emblem of the diligent, caring and responsible daughter. Weight: 7.83 grm
· Size: 4x5x1 cms
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Ref.: ZE103
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Reel candlestick. Bronze. 16th century. A candlestick of the type known as "reel" due to the shape of its base, made of bronze in its color. This type can already be found in Spanish Gothic pieces and has remained very common ever since. Over the following centuries, details such as the proportions of the base, its lines, and the top finial would be varied, adapting it to suit the taste of the moment.
· Size: 13.5x13.5x13 cms
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Ref.: ZE315
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Pair of wrought iron fork locks. 17th century. Pair of forged iron fasteners of the so-called “fork” type due to their shape. This type of piece was used in furniture to secure tables, both dining tables and those in writing desks and bureaus, and for this reason it is a very common piece of forged iron. The spirals and the balustrade parts date both to the Baroque period.
· Size: 93x25 cms
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Ref.: Z6419B
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Seven mustache makers with spoons. Silver, glass. England, 20th century. With contrast marks. Silver plated cutlery with glass elements inside and hallmarked: Henry Hobson & Sons., Birmingham, 1900; possibly E Druiff & Co., established 1919, Birmingham, possibly 1924; etc. They feature spoons, as is typical of this type, and are stylistically inspired by trends common in 19th century English silverware. Weight 530 grams.
· Size: 7,4x5x6 cms
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Ref.: ZF1373
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14kt gold brooch with five garnets. A 14-karat gold brooch consisting of a tubular base arranged in a knot shape, with the curves extending outward and highlighted with a fine wave decoration that provides a gentle movement. From this base emerge a series of stems, ending in leaves, on which the carved garnets are set. Weight: 7.51 grams.
· Size: 4 x 3 cms
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Ref.: JBR1326
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Holy Face. Oil on canvas. Spanish School, 16th century. A canvas depicting a face on a light background with no other elements. Iconographically, this is what is commonly called a Holy Face or the Face of Christ or the Holy Face, linked to both the Passion and the Veronica, or the Mandylion of Edessa. Compare this example with the Holy Face of the Monastery of the Holy Face in Alicante or, much more similar, with the Holy Face of the Cathedral of Jaén, both in Spain.
· Size: 31x3,5x37x5 cms. int: 22,5x29,5 cms.
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Ref.: ZF136831
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Monk's armchair. Wood, leather. Spain, 16th and 18th centuries. Armchair with arms and high backrest of the type known as “friar’s chair”, which has leather with studs on the seat and upper part of the backrest, low, cut-out low-profile chambranes joining the front and back legs and middle chambranes or side rails (the front one carved with a relief of architectural motifs) joining the two front and two back legs, and simple armrests. In this case, it should be noted that the chambrane, due to the relief, would be from the 18th century. The friar’s chair, initially of Italian origin, became one of the most common pieces of Spanish furniture since its introduction in the 16th century, being characteristic of this and the 17th century and being recovered again in the historicist movement of the 19th century. Being such a deep-rooted tradition in Spain, this type of model was never stopped being created.
· Size: 57,5x54x113 cms.
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Ref.: Z0672
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Monk's armchair. Leather, walnut wood. Spain, 16th century. Armchair with arms and high backrest of the type known as “friar's chair”, which has leather with studs on the seat and upper part of the backrest, low, cut-out low-profile frames joining the front and back legs and middle frames or side rails (the front one carved and re-cut to create geometric motifs) joining the two front and two back legs, and simple armrests with scrollwork finishes. The friar's chair, originally of Italian origin, became one of the most common pieces of Spanish furniture since its introduction in the 16th century, being characteristic of both the 17th and 18th centuries and being recovered again in the historicist movement of the 19th century. Being such a deep-rooted tradition in Spain, this type of model was never stopped being created.
· Size: 61x54x111 cms.
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Ref.: Z0673
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Bow brooch. Silver, rhinestone. Around the first third of the 20th century. With partial hallmark. Bow-shaped brooch made of silver in its colour with a needle on the back and a composition on the front combining white stones and lines of fine red stones, enhancing the shape and lines of the piece. It is similar to brooches by the firm Collingwood and Sons (Birmingham, England). It has a small partial hallmark on the prong.
· Size: 4x1x2,5 cms
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Ref.: Z4997
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Peace-bearer. Bronze. 16th century. Peace-holder made of bronze with a flat handle on the back and a slightly raised decoration on the front. Beneath a crown of openwork plant elements in a clear Renaissance style, there is an architectural composition with columns framing a figure of Christ sitting on a throne.
· Size: 7,5x3x10,5 cms
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Ref.: ZF0538
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Cupid. Enameled porcelain. Possibly Meissen, 19th century. With sticker on the base. Has restorations. Porcelain figurine with an oval, gilded base on which Cupid is shown lying down, characterised as usual by his wings, bow and quiver of arrows. He also carries a torch and is shown with a garland of leaves. The piece bears strong similarities to figures found on Meissen clocks dating from the 19th century. VL Veneziani was a shop with its main office on Via Frattina in Rome (and another shop on Via Gregoriana) specialising in selling antique and antique-style paintings, furniture and porcelain. Works related to this trade are held in various private collections and in the Fondazione Federico Zeri of the University of Bologna.
· Size: 19x13x20 cms. s/base: 19x12x17 cms
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Ref.: ZF0910
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Pair of vases. Bronze, marble. 19th century. Pair of vases made of carved light marble with a stepped, circular base of the same material. They also feature decorative details in gilt bronze (pearl chains, necks with architectural elements, etc.), clearly showing a classicist influence. This type of work was common in Europe during the 19th century, and the strong French influence was also very common.
· Size: 10,5x10,5x27,5 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1004
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Inkwell. Glazed ceramic. Talavera de la Reina, Spain, 17th century. A square-shaped inkwell or spice rack made of glazed ceramic with a polychrome decoration of plant elements on the top and fronts. Due to the colours used, it belongs to the so-called tricolour series, which began to be produced in Talavera de la Reina at the beginning of the 16th century and became common even at the beginning of the 18th century. Compare this with the decorations on pieces kept in the Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas (Madrid, Spain), or in the Museo de Cerámica Ruiz de Luna in Talavera de la Reina (Toledo, Spain).
· Size: 9x9x5.5 cms
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Ref.: ZF1047
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Saint Anne teaching the Virgin to read. Oil on copper. Spanish school, 18th century. Small copper depicting Saint Anne seated, with a book on her knees, and accompanied by the Virgin Mary as a child and an angel at her side. In the background we can see a fragment of curtains and a bit of architecture. Both iconographically and stylistically, this is a frequent theme in Christian European art, with some Italian influence and a composition common in works from the Spanish school.
· Size: 10,5x2,5x11,5 / int: 6,5 x 7,5 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1294
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Hand bell or bell, “from Malinas”. Bronze. 16th century. Hand bell with clapper made of bronze and decorated on the outside with a slight relief. The base has, between bands, an inscription in capital letters and in Latin (“Sit nomen Domini benedictum”, “Blessed be the name of the Lord!”); above it, on the body of the bell, there is a decoration with angels, vases with plant elements, garlands, a figure playing a musical instrument, etc., with a great classical influence; the hand has a balustrade shape with mouldings. The text refers to the Apostolic or Papal Blessing, typical of Catholic liturgy. The export trade of handicrafts and artistic pieces during the 15th and 16th centuries that took place in the Netherlands was of great importance, especially between the territories that were then united under the same crown. Among the pieces (experts speak of almost industrial production) that enjoyed the greatest diffusion were these bells called "de Malinas" because they came from this Flemish city. The success of the model is indisputable and proof of this is that, from imported examples, molds were made with which to obtain absolutely identical copies. These bells usually have common characteristics such as their small size and their beveled profile; however, the peculiarity that easily identifies them is the decoration they have on their surface. Weight: 425 grams.
· Size: 8x8x14 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1302
