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Landscape with Classical Ruins. Oil on canvas. Attributed to Giner, Vicente (ca. 1636–1681). Relining. A landscape with rocks and buildings in the background, featuring, in the foreground, buildings with a distinctly classicist feel, accompanied by two female sculptures on pedestals. At the foot of this building, a group of people, dressed in classical attire (women, children, and a soldier with a spear), are situated. Vicente Giner, a canon and artist originally from Castellón, is documented working in Rome during the last quarter of the 17th century (until his death there in 1681). He is documented there, along with others, petitioning Charles II to establish an Academy of Spanish artists in the city. Experts consider him a collaborator and distinguished follower of Viviano Codazzi (in whose studio he worked in the 1670s, possibly having come from that of Cornelius de Wael). He painted perspective views of classicist temples and palaces, usually accompanied by representations of popular themes, in which the figures (small in number) are merely anecdotal elements compared to these architectural elements. Several of his works are held in private collections and institutions, such as the Museum of Fine Arts in Valencia, the Bank of Spain Collection (Madrid), and the National Trust (Scotland), among others.
· Size: 76x3x91 cms. int 71x87 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0795
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Mantel clock. Gilt bronze. 19th century. Mantel clock made of gilt bronze with a powerful base, enhanced by legs decorated with Classicist-inspired plant and architectural motifs, and a series of details on the front (scrolls at the chamfered corners, scrolls, and a center with a globe radiating light and a scroll, both with inscriptions), as well as bands of simple architectural elements and plain spaces to enhance these decorations. On this pedestal is a scroll for the dial (white, with Roman numerals for the hours and lines for the minutes, Breguet-style hands), surrounded by a garland. In this area, there is a male figure, dressed in Renaissance clothing, holding a drawn sword; in addition, a series of elements have been placed on the dial (a globe, documents with cursive French text, etc.). The allusion to science is clear in the prominent display of the documents with their respective texts and the sphere. The detail of the sword refers to war. Thus, it would be a figure that unites wisdom and action, uniting both in the knight of a certain age, as should be the case in a ruler or a person of a certain social class. The finest examples of bronze table clocks were made in France during the 19th century, or so it was widely believed. This is due to the careful organization and regulation of the manufacture of bronze appliqués and elements, the use of mercury-gilt bronze, and the participation in the creative process of leading artists who were responsible for the designs of the figures and decorative motifs (it was also not unusual to create figures inspired by or more directly copying great works from the history of art). The resulting clocks were highly prized and were used to decorate the interiors of palaces and prominent residences. Machinery in working order.
· Size: 43x17x55 cms.
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MISCELLANEUS;CLOCKS
Ref.: ZF0207
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Inscribed mortar. Bronze. Spain, 1823. Bronze mortar with a flared mouth and a seamless, truncated cone-shaped body, tapering in diameter to the base. It features two handles or "pieces" toward the smooth decorative moldings on the top. The piece features, almost on the rim, an inscription (I AM FROM D. GREGORIO OCANA, YEAR 1823) in capital letters and a date in Roman numerals with spaces between them; and the text (reversed from the other) "Mazon fecci" (Mound of Fire); both flanked by a simple molding above and another below. This large mortar is of the type commonly known as "hospital" because it was commonly used for medicines in settings with many sick people or in important apothecaries. Typologically, it follows the usual pattern in these examples from the Spanish school during the 19th century: smooth, with moldings, and, as a rule, without the ribs (or derivatives thereof) that often appeared in the earlier ones. Compare, for example, with the large pharmacy mortar in the Municipal Museum-Archive of Calella (with an inscription, ribs, and human heads as handles), a large mortar and pestle in the Museum of Hispanic Pharmacy at the Complutense University of Madrid, etc.
· Size: 37x34,5x25 cms.
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MISCELLANEUS;MORTARS
Ref.: ZF1007
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Pair of vases. Glazed porcelain. 19th century. A pair of vases with circular bases, cylindrical bodies in the center, long necks, and mouths that open outwards, decorated with pink bands, gilded rims, clusters of flowers, and two genre scenes (humble figures dancing in rural landscapes; on the other side, similar scenes). They are displayed on metal feet decorated with openwork elements and claw-shaped feet topped with classically influenced vegetal motifs. Markings are present on the base.
· Size: 24x24x62 cms
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MISCELLANEUS;CERAMIC
Ref.: ZF0884
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The sextant is an instrument used to measure angles between two objects, such as two points on a coastline or a celestial body, traditionally the Earth's sun and the horizon. By knowing the elevation of the sun and the time of day, the observer's latitude can be determined. This determination is made with considerable precision using simple mathematical calculations. This instrument, which replaced the astrolabe due to its greater precision, was of great importance in maritime navigation for several centuries, including air navigation, until more modern systems, particularly satellite positioning, became established in the final decades of the 20th century. The name sextant comes from the instrument's scale, which covers an angle of 60 degrees, or one-sixth of a full circle. Decorative article.
· Size: 20x20x11 cms.
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Ref.: AP020
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· Size: 24x23,5x11 cms.
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Ref.: AR010
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Visor on a rectangular base in silver metal. A viewfinder mounted on an axis with a scale for calculating vertical angles, supported by a rectangular plate made of silver-plated metal. A rotating plate protects the lower lens, and several screws allow the telescope to be moved. Weight 1710 grs. Inspired by 19th century models
· Size: 20x12x15 cms.
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Ref.: AR015
