Antique Candelabra Neo-Gothic Bronze Europe XIX Century - Europe, XIX Century

Oil on canvas. Roman school of the 17th century. In classical mythology, the goddess Venus, wife of Vulcan, had him forge weapons for her son Aeneas. In the scene, set in the cave where the forge is located, Vulcan is in fact forging a suit of armor on the anvil, with the help of his assistants, while Venus, accompanied by the faithful Cupid, arrives to check the work. Thetis, the sea nymph mother of Achilles, also commissioned the weapons for her son to the same god Vulcan, to protect him during the Trojan War. Restored and relined, the painting has a loss of color at the top right. It is presented in an early 1900s frame, contemporary to the restoration.

England, Late XIX Century

Coffee table with openable top, of English production, supported by a turned baluster resting on a moved tripod. In mahogany.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Walnut dressing table, central drawer and spool legs, tilting mirror with two-drawer backsplash. Italy, third quarter of the 19th century.

Oil on canvas. The portrait of a gentleman is accompanied by the inscription at the top left "Paulus Castellanus Sanator". The word Castellanus could be the surname, very common and identifying the inhabitant of a castle, not necessarily the lord but a member of the family. The term Sanator identifies the man as a healer, the family doctor. The painting is presented in an antique frame.

Emilia Romagna, XIX Century

Louis Philippe desk of Emilian production, supported by turned legs, on the front it has a drawer surmounted by an under-counter band with a characteristic groove, in which there is another drawer. Veneered and inlaid in maple and cherry, poplar interior.

Oil on canvas. The subject depicted tells a biblical episode from the Old Testament: Susanna, the beautiful and chaste wife of Joachim, a rich Jew, is threatened by two elderly judges of the people while she is bathing in her garden. This episode has been widely reproduced in art, as an opportunity to exalt female beauty and condemn sinful voluptuousness. In the scene, the female figure of Susanna, half-dressed, sits in the foreground on the left, on the balustrade of a gushing fountain in the garden, intent on immersing herself, but pointing with her hand to the two old men on the right, who are spying on her, hidden behind a bush. Unusual in the scene is the figure of the other woman, probably a maidservant of Susanna, also half-dressed, probably introduced to further exalt female nudity. In the background appears the garden of the villa, characterized by symmetrical and regular flower beds. Also peculiar is the presence, in the distance behind Susanna's head, of three stylized figures, who seem to run towards her, perhaps to warn her of danger. The work, in the first canvas, has a slight break in the upper left, and small spots of paint. It is presented in an early 1900's frame.

England, Late XIX Century

Cupboardin mahogany and mahogany veneer on the front, late 19th century England. Front with trio of fake undercounter drawers and central rounded door. Embellished with maple and dark wood threads.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Louis Philippe sofa. with walnut structure, the lower band is carved; Padded seat, back and armrests.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Table clock in black marble supported by antimony feline feet. On the front engraved and gilded plant motif decorations. Enamelled metal dial with Arabic numeral hours, LM Casale brand in the center. Mechanism marked Japy Frères & Cie large medaille d'Honneur.

France, Second Half XIX Century

Pendulum wall clock in finely chiseled gilded bronze, surmounted by a vase with ram's head sockets and festoons falling on the sides. Enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, finely pierced bronze hands.