Antique Fireplace Mahogany Decorations Italy XIX Century - France, Late XIX Century

Maria Dolente

Marble bas-relief. Engraved signature along the left margin. Born in Cannobbio (on Lake Maggiore), Giulio Branca was introduced to the art by the Cannobio sculptor Bergonzoli, and later attended G. Strazza's school of nude drawing and sculpture at the Brera Academy. Born in Cannobio on 13 December 1850 to Ludovico, he was introduced to art by the Cannobio sculptor Bergonzoli, and attended the school of the nude and G. Strazza's school of sculpture at the Brera Academy. He made about four hundred sculptures, including memorials, funerary monuments and portrait busts. Branca also took part, following a competition, in the completion of the high wall of the cathedral of Como, which had remained unfinished for centuries, sculpting several figures in white marble for the façade and the altar between 1897 and 1900. The work presented here is a bas-relief showing a half-bust of the grieving Madonna flanked by two pious women. It is presented in a coeval wooden frame from the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century.

Italy late 19th century

Female bust and liberty column in white statuary marble, Italy, late 19th century. Bust in old-fashioned dress with floral elements placed on the chest; column decorated with ivy that descends transversely from the supporting surface.

Portrait of a young girl in marble placed on a grey marble column, depicting a young girl cloaked in the winter cold. The different processes used give variety in the rendition of the marble. On the back of the bust, “F. Andreini Florence 1894" is engraved.

19th Century marble sculpture representing a roman matron; the figure stands on the left leg and is wearing a long robe that leaves her breast free; the left arm is hidden by the cloth and is folted while in the opposite hand she is holding a corrispondence. Her face is austere with a pointed chin; her hair har divided by a central parting and collected in a bun behind her head.

The bust portrays a noble woman, richly dressed. Certainly a portrait, as can be seen from the detailed physiognomic characteristics of the face; the depicted subject has a stern gaze and attitude, an element that characterizes the portrait sculpures of the time. The hair are tied on the back of her head in an elaborate hairstyle with braids. The neck is adorned with a necklace with a medallion in the centre and multiple strings of pearls. She is wearing an off-the-shoulder dress, refined with a thin lace hem and a bow in the middle of her chest. The sculptor has great skills with the use of a chisel to refine details and the texture of fabrics.

France 1871

Coffee table with white marble top, undertop band decorated with perforated brass railing, two drawers and two removable shelves with morocco insert within bronze-edged reserves. Thread present in the hammers that continue in grooved truncated conical legs. Bronzes for cup feet missing. France 1871

Tuscany, Late XIX Century

Restoration bedside table in mahogany veneer, Tuscany, second quarter of the 19th century. White marble top, front with door and two drawers, the first of which juts out, uprights with ebonized round columns decorated with carved and gilded capitals; turned front feet also ebonized and embellished with gilded leaf carving. Poplar interior.

Genoa Second Fourth XIX Century

Pair of restoration armchairs in mahogany in the manner of Peters, Genoa, second quarter of the 19th century. Open back with a pair of slats, armrests ending in curled antemio. Carved anthemio also used as a decoration on the top of the backrest. Front legs moved with leafy carving, rear saber. Padded seat.

Italy, 1850 ca.

Sculptural group in porcelain depicting a horse-drawn chariot led by a mythological figure. Manufacturer's brand under the chariot.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Ceramic plate from the Venetian area with pad decoration in the hollow and flower garlands on the brim.

Southern Italy, Late XIX Century

Majolica plate decorated on the brim in shades of blue and ocher.