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CIRCULAR PIETRA DURA TABLETOP. MARBLE AND HARDSTONES.

Circular tabletop in marbles and hard stones. Inspired by Italian models from the 16th and 17th centuries. In the center of the panel, surrounded by a garland of flowers, is a pearl necklace with a bow. Around this element are four vases with birds perched on interspersed branches, and further out, a band with vegetal scrolls. This area is framed by another with simplified scrolls and yet another with more elaborate scrolls interspersed with scallop shells, heraldic shields, and perched birds. The fleur-de-lis border clearly shows the influence of Gobelins tapestry on this panel. The French workshop was established to produce this type of marquetry for the French court and is heir to the native center of hard stonework: Florence, under Piero de' Medici and Lorenzo the Magnificent, who sought to revive a Roman mosaic technique called opus sectile. It is also worth mentioning the Royal Workshop of Naples and the one established by Charles III at the Royal Palace of El Buen Retiro in Madrid, which closed at the beginning of the 19th century. After 1600, the primacy of the decorative motifs that appeared in the 15th century became clear, with elements such as birds, butterflies, and pearl necklaces being added over time. The present example inherits all this tradition: compare with the table made by Francesco Ghinghi in the Royal Laboratory of the Pietre Dure in Naples (catalog number O00511) and the board (O00466) from around the middle of the 18th century, both in the Prado Museum in Madrid, those preserved in the Opificio delle Pietre Dure Museum in Florence (especially works such as the board made as a model for a table by Jacopo Ligozzi around 1610). Traditionally, a technique very similar to marquetry was used, but employing, instead of wood, marbles of different colors and veins and hard stones (greater than 6 on the Mohs scale) such as lapis lazuli, agates… In the present example, many of those used in works between the 16th and 18th centuries have been included, which makes it an outstanding work.

· Size: Diam. 150 cms.
DECORATION

Ref.: AWD1211 ...
PIETRA DURA TABLETOP. MARBLE AND HARDSTONES.

Rectangular tabletop with marbles and hard stones. Inspired by Italian models from the 16th and 17th centuries. The vein of a particular stone has been highlighted by placing it in the center and surrounding it with a necklace of round and rhomboid beads. Around it, a decoration of vegetal scrolls with flowers, clearly inspired by classical art, stands out. To complete the composition, without detracting from the central area, the outer band displays a series of empty mirrors within cartouches reminiscent of those used during the Renaissance. The technique is very similar to marquetry, but it uses marbles and hard stones (over 7 on the Mohs scale) to create these designs. Desks, boards, and other objects were made using this "hard stone work." Lapis lazuli was typically used with a Belgian marble background, accompanied by jade, chalcedony, and other stones. The price of the materials and the skilled labor made these works of art so expensive that they were only commissioned by the leading houses and courts of the time, which is why today they are only preserved in prominent private collections and major museums. Piero de' Medici and Lorenzo the Magnificent began to support a series of projects in Florence to revive, with thematic and technical modifications, the Roman mosaic technique known as "opus sectile." It was during this period that the greatest decorative variety emerged, because, from around 1600 onward, naturalistic motifs came to predominate. Over the years, birds, parrots, interlacing patterns, pearls, and other elements were added. The work with hard stones was so successful that, from the 17th century onward, a number of workshops were established in Europe to continue this tradition, most notably the Gobelins Manufactory in France, the Royal Workshop of Naples, and the Buen Retiro Palace in Madrid. Compare this table with other masterpieces: the “Duke of Osuna Table” (O00501) made in 1614 and kept in the Prado Museum in Madrid has an outer band that is reminiscent of this one; the “Farnese Table” in the Metropolitan Museum of New York (58.57 ad) also stands out for the veining of the stone in its central area; and some kept in the Opificio delle Pietre Dure Museum in Florence.

· Size: 180x120 cms.
DECORATION

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SQUARED PIETRA DURA TABLETOP. MARBLE AND HARDSTONES.

Square tabletop. Marbles and hard stones. Inspired by Italian models from the 16th and 17th centuries. A frame of simple geometric elements and white oval shields, accompanied by architectural details, highlights the central decorative motif thanks to its light tones. Set against a dark background, this motif consists of vegetal scrolls and flowers arranged inwards with lines, camouflaged by stems, so that despite the abundant decoration, the four-petaled flower at its center stands out. The "hardstone work" employed on this table is very similar to marquetry, but uses marbles and stones with a hardness greater than 6 on the Mohs scale. The idea originated in Florence, as an attempt to revive a type of mosaic used in Ancient Rome called "opus sectile" during the Medici era. It was so successful that other workshops soon emerged in Europe, most notably the Gobelins Manufactory in France, the Royal Workshop of Naples, and the one established by Charles III at the Royal Palace of El Buen Retiro in Madrid, which closed at the beginning of the 19th century. This example is a continuation of that tradition. Stylistic influences are also evident. While initially there was a wide variety of decorative elements in these stone marquetry pieces, from around 1600 onwards naturalistic motifs gained prominence, becoming increasingly diverse over time to include butterflies, birds, fruits, and more. Compare this example with those preserved in the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence, the Roman chessboard from between 1565 and 1590 in the National Museum of Decorative Arts in Madrid (inventory CE 27144), or the anonymous Roman chessboard from before 1636 (O00470) in the Prado Museum.

· Size: 120x120 cms.
DECORATION

Ref.: AWST91 1...
PIETRA DURA TABLETOP. MARBLE AND HARDSTONES.

Round tabletop in marble and hard stones. “Vineyards and grapes”. Inspired by Italian designs from the 16th and 17th centuries. Circular tabletop with a motif of vine leaves and black and white grapes in the center against a black background. An outer band, marked with two white lines, highlights this element and displays a variegated composition of various flowers and stems with leaves. This form of marquetry, called "hardstone work," uses marbles of different colors and veins, and stones with a Mohs hardness greater than 6. Lapis lazuli and Belgian black marble were frequently used for backgrounds, and, as was often the case with these materials, they had to be imported, hence the high price of these pieces. Desks, furniture, vases, plaques, and other items were made for the high aristocracy and the courts in various European workshops. The technique originated in Florence, thanks to the interest of Piero de' Medici and Lorenzo the Magnificent in revitalizing a Roman mosaic technique (opus sectile). From 1600 onwards, naturalistic motifs were preferred over other themes, and other important production centers were established: in France, the Gobelins Manufactory; the Royal Workshop of Naples took over from the Florentine workshop when the Medici dynasty died out; in Spain, Charles III established another workshop at the Royal Site of El Buen Retiro, which disappeared at the beginning of the 19th century. The present example is inspired by this tradition. Compare with works preserved in important collections: those preserved in the Museo Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence, the table in the Prado Museum in Madrid made by Francesco Ghinghi in the Royal Laboratory of Pietre Dure in Naples (catalog number O00511), or the panel “Parrot perched on a pear tree” created in the workshops of the Grand Duke of Tuscany in Florence and preserved in the Kremlin Museum in Moscow (Russia).

· Size: Diam. 120 cms.
DECORATION

Ref.: AWD13 D1...
RECTANGULAR PIETRA DURA TABLETOP. MARBLE AND HARDSTONES.

Rectangular tabletop made of marble and hard stones. Inspired by Italian models from the 16th and 17th centuries. In the center are two axes of flowers flanked by facing vegetal scrolls arranged geometrically. This motif is framed by a white line forming rhombuses on the shorter sides, along with another blue line. Towards the outside, another band creates square spaces in the corners with simplified flowers and simple scrolls. A wide blue band and a narrower white band are also located on the outer edge. The technique known as "hardstone carving" resembles marquetry, but uses marbles of different colors and stones with a hardness greater than 6 on the Mohs scale instead of wood. It originated in Florence, with Piero de' Medici and Lorenzo the Magnificent attempting to revive an ancient Roman mosaic technique called "opus sectile." It was so successful that workshops sprang up throughout Europe, most notably the Gobelins Manufactory in France, the Royal Workshop of Naples (which took over from the Medici workshop), and the one established at the Royal Palace of El Buen Retiro in Madrid by Charles III. This last workshop, which benefited from the support of skilled local specialists, was closed by Napoleon in 1808 and destroyed in 1812. The objects produced (desks, tables, vases, plaques, etc.) initially displayed a wide variety of decorative styles, but from around 1600 onwards, a clear predominance of naturalistic elements over geometric ones became apparent: flowers, fruits, birds, pearls, butterflies, and so on. The present example is heir to this tradition, as can be seen by comparing it with works such as the table in the Prado Museum in Madrid, made by Francesco Ghinghi at the Royal Workshop of Pietre Dure in Naples (catalog number O00511), or the late 16th- or early 17th-century table created in Rome (inventory 62.259) in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, or those preserved in the Opificio delle Pietre Dure Museum in Florence, or the examples in the National Museum of Decorative Arts in Madrid. However, it is important to highlight the adaptation to more contemporary tastes evident in the geometric interplay of the white and blue bands.

· Size: 150x90 cms.
DECORATION

Ref.: ZAAWRT35...
SET OF TWO ORIENTAL APOTHECARY CABINETS. WOOD, METAL. POSSIBLY CHINA, ...

Pair of oriental pharmacy cabinets. Carved and polychrome wood. Possibly China, 19th century. Both are virtually identical, featuring an upper section adorned with simple openwork geometric designs and a railing at the bottom. The body contains a series of small drawers with handles (forty-two in total), and three wider drawers below. The lower section displays carved plant motifs. This type of furniture was used (and still is today) in pharmacies and establishments of some importance specializing in Chinese medicine.

· Size: 202x33,5x63 cms.
DECORATION

Ref.: XZ034
LOUIS XV STYLE SIDE TABLE WITH BRONZE AND MARQUETRY WORK.

Louis XV style bedside table with bronze decoration and marquetry. The four cabriole legs are joined at their base by a square shelf with concave edges and decorated with gilt bronze vegetal motifs, as is the table's waist. The round tabletop with straight extensions displays scrolls with leaves and flowers in marquetry. Both the curves of the profile and the bronze details are inspired by examples of the Louis XV style.

· Size: 59x59x77 cms.
DECORATION

Ref.: E553
PORCELAIN VASE WITH TWO HANDPAINTED SCENES. AFTER MODELS FROM THE MANU...

Glazed porcelain vase with an interior scene. Inspired by Sèvres models. The interplay of tones between the vase's enamel and the gilded appliqués allows the two scenes on its fronts to take center stage. These depict two interiors of a house belonging to a wealthy bourgeois family, in the style typical of such works in the early 19th century. The classical elements that decorate the piece link it to works from the same century by the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres (France).

· Size: 30x25x79 cms.
DECORATION

Ref.: S2552
PIETRA DURA RECTANGULAR TABLETOP. MARBLE AND HARDSTONES.

Rectangular tabletop. Marble and hard stones. Shows signs of restoration. A rectangular panel crafted using a technique inspired by Ancient Rome, very similar to marquetry, which employs marble and other hard stones instead of wood, often highlighting them against a black background. A decorated shield resembling a dome is placed in the center, flanked on the longer sides by two shell-shaped fruit bowls, and on the shorter sides by two bouquets of flowers (carnations, etc.) and fruit (cherries). A border frames these motifs, composed of bands that curve into scrolls and heraldic shields beneath lyres in the corners, enlivened by parrots perched upon them. The inspiration for this work is clearly drawn from the finest examples of the 17th and 18th centuries. The dashboard has been restored.

· Size: 120x240 cms.
DECORATION

Ref.: AM-167 1...
BRONZE AND GLASS CHANDELIER.

Ceiling lamp in bronze and glass. It features three levels of lighting: the upper level, with bulbs concealed in white glass ovals decorated with leaves and blades; the lower level, with lights paired together and positioned on arms with plant motifs; and another, interior level, hidden within the bronze body and covered by glass ovals adorned with stars, leaving the lower portion open. The entire body of the lamp is decorated with plant and architectural elements, scallop shells, and spiraled and smooth rods. Antique-finished bronze inspired by early 20th-century French designs.

· Size: Altura 185 cms.
DECORATION

Ref.: E518
CHANDELIER WITH 32 LIGHTS, BRONZEWITH PATINA.

Chandelier with 32 lights, bronze with an aged finish. The shaft that attaches it to the ceiling is decorated with architectural motifs and a central shape resembling a fabric pavilion, situated atop an Ionic capital from which garlands hang. The thirty-two lights are grouped in threes into eight longer, Y-shaped arms and eight shorter, single-light arms, all decorated with scrolls and vegetal elements. The central core, shaped like a vase, also features vegetal and architectural motifs inspired by classical antiquity.

· Size: 120x120x130 cms.
DECORATION

Ref.: E517
PAIR OF MARBLE SPHYNX.

Pair of sphinxes in travertine marble. Although this winged mythological animal with a lion's body and a female head is found in ancient Egyptian art, the idealization, its proportions, and the lines of the sculptures relate them much more to neoclassical examples from 19th-century Europe, especially since Napoleon's campaigns on the banks of the Nile River.

· Size: 120x51x85 cms.
DECORATION

Ref.: M0087
LOUIS XVI STYLE TABLE WITH EIGHT LEGS.

Louis XVI style table with eight legs. Made of carved and gilded wood, the table rests on eight pilastered legs decorated with vegetal motifs and set on a base; these are joined in the center by curved stretchers adorned with vegetal elements. The waistline features, on each side, a central motif consisting of a circle with a flower and vegetal motifs at its base that extend outwards and visually continue along the entire side, which is decorated with architectural elements. The Louis XVI style, on which this table is based, is also known in France as "Style à la grecque" due to its inspiration from classical elements.

· Size: 222.5x132x79 cms., Para tapa 210x120 cms.
DECORATION

Ref.: E325
PAIR OF BRONZE LIGHT STANDS WITH LADIES

The bronze figure depicts a woman holding a large, thirteen-branched candelabrum. The base consists of a pedestal decorated with a floral garland, supported by lion's paws.

· Size: 60x60x252 cms.
DECORATION

Ref.: V7001A
WOODEN BED WITH GILT BRONZE.

Bed with bronze accents At the foot of the bed are a series of bronze appliqués formed by vegetal scrolls, garlands, and egg-and-dart moldings. The headboard is topped with a basket of flowers flanked by two putti. The four posts are crowned with vases of flowers. All these elements are of classical inspiration and contrast with the dynamic lines of the footboard and headboard. This combination is characteristic of 19th-century furniture and, due to its popularity, continued to be used afterward.

· Size: 212x225x215 cms.
DECORATION

Ref.: E458
TABLE BASE WITH FOUR LIONS. BASEDIN MODELS FROM ROMAN TRAPEZOPHOROS.

Bronze table leg with four lions. Based on models derived from Roman trapezoids (Pompeii, etc.). The four lion heads are positioned back to back, resting on a powerful feline paw, the transition between them adorned with volutes and vegetal motifs. The artist drew inspiration for this work from finds in Ancient Rome, known from museums (Metropolitan Museum, 13.115.1) or from references in books specializing in classical art (such as Franz Sales Meyer's A Handbook of Ornament).

· Size: 85x85x77 cms.
DECORATION

Ref.: V4077
MARBLE FOUNTAIN WITH BASIN.

Washbasin with basin in carved marbles. A circular mirror dominates the front of the basin, flanked by two palm branches and positioned above three cherub heads. The central cherub's mouth opens to allow the fountain's water to flow. At the waist, two cornucopias flank a garland of flowers and fruit. The ensemble rests on two sphinxes very similar to those used in France in examples of the Empire style. The work shows strong influences of early 19th-century art.

· Size: 122x70x170 cms.
DECORATION

Ref.: M0006
MARBLE FOUNTAIN.

Tall, double-bowl fountain. Carved marble. A fluted circular base rests on a pedestal, supporting the fountain's larger basin, which, like the smaller one, is decorated with simplified volutes. Between them, a vase features a shell-shaped lower half and a smooth upper half. The upper finial displays a large, fluted pearl. While fountains are a feature already found in Babylonian gardens, this particular work is more closely related to Baroque models in its structure and to more contemporary styles in its lines.

· Size: 120x120x185 cms.
DECORATION

Ref.: M0048
VASE ORURN. BLUE COBALT PORCELAIN, BRONZE.

Vase. Cobalt blue porcelain and gilt bronze. A cobalt blue glazed porcelain vase with gilt details and a figurative scene in the center, adorned with gilt bronze appliqués serving as handles, finial, fittings, and base, all decorated with motifs of marked classical influence. The inspiration of the Sèvres porcelain factory (France) is evident in the porcelain's cobalt blue hue, the gilt details, the figurative scene (a concert in a distinctly Rococo interior), and the decorative motifs (foliage scrolls, figurative elements, garlands, details reminiscent of 18th-century Rococo, etc.), demonstrating a significant connection to 19th-century French models, in particular.

· Size: Altura 135 cms.
DECORATION

Ref.: S4655
PIETRA DURA TABLETOP. MARBLE AND HARDSTONES.

Square tabletop. Hard stones and marbles. The center has been set against a black background to further highlight the border decorated with geometric elements framed by shields and simple shapes. The technique, very similar to wood marquetry, is inspired by examples made in Italy and other important centers in France and Spain from the 16th to the 18th centuries, but the decorative motifs are more closely related to the earliest examples from Medici Florence, before plants and birds became the main theme of these tables.

· Size: 120x120 cms.
DECORATION

Ref.: AM-50 SQ...
MAHOGANY DISPLAY CABINET WITH FOUR DOORS.

Mahogany wood display cabinet with six doors and eight drawers. The lower section of the display cabinet is divided into three parts, as is the upper section. The side sections each have four drawers, and the central section has two doors. The upper section has four doors, all decorated with tracery of straight lines and rectangles. A curved, broken pediment in the center, flanked by straight moldings, crowns the piece. Inspired by 19th-century English models

· Size: 224x205x50 cms.
DECORATION

Ref.: JA090
PIETRA DURA TABLETOP. MARBLE AND HARDSTONES.

Octagonal tabletop decorated with work in hard stones. Octagonal tabletop in dark stone decorated with "hardstone work" forming a series of stars in the central area and an elaborate band of flowers towards the outside, in an area separated from the center by two light lines. It was made using a technique similar to marquetry, employing marbles and hard stones (over 7 on the Mohs scale) to create these designs. This technique originated in Italy during the Renaissance and was developed throughout Europe only in a few important workshops.

· Size: 120x120 cms.
DECORATION

Ref.: AM-37 OC...
FLORENTINE BASE IN CARVED STONE.

Florentine base carved in stone. The base consists of three volutes joined together along one of their longer sides, adorned with plant and floral motifs carved in stone. To highlight these elements, they are positioned between two moldings; the upper molding is straight to provide a suitable base for the table.

· Size: 80x80x74 cms.
DECORATION

Ref.: AMT02
MIDDLE SIZE COACH. WOOD, METAL, ETC. 20TH CENTURY.

Replica of a carriage. Wood, metal, etc. 20th century. Four-wheeled carriage with hood and open driver's seat inspired by antique models and polychromed in red.

· Size: 210x123x175 cms. Con barras Long 357 cms
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DECORATION COMPLEMENTS

Ref.: E200