Antique Baroque Style Trumeau Walnut Drawers Italy XX Century - Italy, XX Century

The Nine Muses

Tapestry. The word Euterp appears at the bottom right. The enormous grass juice depicts the nine Muses, female Greek divinities, all sisters, as daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, and having the god Apollo as their guide. They represented the supreme ideal of Art, understood as the truth of the "Everything" or the "eternal magnificence of the divine". Initially considered in a generic way as divinities of song and joyous dances, responsible for putting into music and verse stories such as the origin of the world, the birth of gods and men, the exploits of Zeus, and often depicted accompanied by various musical instruments, starting from the Hellenistic era, all singing and musical expressions were associated with them, including sad and funeral ones, and other arts such as theatre, and each of them was associated with a specific genre of art, so that they could be invoked individually to exercise their inspiration and protection. The word "Euterp"refers to the name of one of them, Euterpe, muse of lyric poetry and music, traditionally depicted with a flute; but the name Euterpe etymologically means "She who cheers" who brings joy, and one can therefore think that the choice of this name to title the tapestry refers to the most ancient function of the Muses, those of bringers of joy through art. In this presentation, the muses appear dancing, dressed in veils and flowering branches; in their hands or placed next to them, instruments or other objects symbolizing the art that they inspire appear (both tragic and comic theatrical masks, the pictorial palette, various musical instruments...). The large painting has signs of wear and humidity stains.

France, XX Century

Baccarat Nancy model crystal glass set consisting of 6 water glasses, 8 wine glasses and 6 liqueur glasses. Under the base the manufacturer's brand.

France, Early XX Century

Majolica ceramic plate with polychrome floral decorations. Under the base there is a non-decipherable mark.

United States, Early XX Century

Glass desk oil lamp with green geometric decoration, silver and embossed metal base. Signature “LC Tiffany” placed under the base.

20th Century / 1901 - 2000

Group consisting of six silver teapots of sloping height. Brand of silver and Milanese silversmith engraved under the base. 1540 grams.

Italy, 1960s-1970s

Elongated 925 silver tray, hammered on the edge and with a smooth bottom. Incussed manufacture and silver marks. Grams 1100.

Embroidery on cotton fabric. Japan, Meiji period (1868 -1912). The large panel in embroidered cotton fabric offers a naturalistic subject: eagles and other birds are depicted among stylized mountains, and pine and wisteria branches. The embroidery is presented in style frame.

Italy, Mid XX Century ca

Romeo Miracoli Milano silver tea and coffee service composed of: tray, teapot, coffee pot and milk jug. Under the bases are engraved marks of the silversmith and the silversmith. 2300 grams.

Portraits of Children, 1930

Photographs retouched with pastels. Signed bottom right. On the back of three of them is the date 11 November 1930. A photographic sequence of the portrait of three children is shown, who slightly change their pose or expression. They are the work of the British photographer Eva Barrett who, after an initial experience as a painter, decided to dedicate herself to photography, thinking that "it was better to be a first-rate photographer than a second-rate [painter]. Having moved to Rome in 1913, she established her laboratory here. Pictorialist, with a small camera, Eva Barrett created her own photographic method that was reminiscent of drawing sketches: she applied a few very light pencil strokes, managing to create subdued images but with particularly dense blacks, thus maintaining the characteristics of photography and portraits. In this way he was very successful and his career took off. Eva Barrett photographed the Italian royal family, the wives and children of foreign ambassadors, as well as received numerous commissions from European royalty in Belgium, Sweden, Greece. The four portraits are presented in style frames.

Orient, XX Century

Multi-compartment tinned copper food holder.

Burma, Early XX Century

Cylindrical betel box in lacquered wood and decorated with engravings on the body of characters in procession.

Austria Early 1900s

Group of four Vienna porcelain saucers with richly decorated gold rim. In the cable, hand-retouched decals signed Angelica Kauffmann.