Antique Empire Drop Leaf Cabinet Walnut Italy Early XIX Century - Italy, Early XIX Century

Italy, Early XIX Century

Small cheval mirror with tilting mirror.

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.

Italy, Late XX Century

Silver teapot. Silver and silversmith's marks engraved under the rim. 805 grams.

Italy, Late XIX Century

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

Italy, XX Century

Norman Ship Model in Display Case. Hand Built.

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.

Italy 60's 70's

Lever coffee machine, "Baby Faemina Crema Caffè", with embossed brand.

France, 1980s-1990s

Honfleur Lalique crystal bowl with a wide satin edge and decorated with geranium leaves. Under the base, the pointed signature of the manufacture.

Italy First Half of the 18th Century

Marble bowl.

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.

Oil on canvas. Saint Joseph is depicted with the Baby Jesus in his arms, and with the other hand he holds the flowering stick with a lily on the top, symbol of his purity. Restored and relined, it is presented in a readjusted antique frame.