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A Delicate St. Sebastian from Brabant
This intriguing wooden sculpture, still with its original polychromy, depicts saint Sebastian and it has certainly been made in the region of Brabant, a northern-European cultural area with renowned...
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A very sophisticated Sealing Press
Very high quality of ironworking is the distinctive feature of this elegant sealing press. Over an oval plate with moulded rim is fixed a frame consisting of a curved arm, ending with a polylobed...
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A Striking Head of Saint Paul
This impressive head depicts a bearded man caught in a moment of powerful dramatic expression. The head swerve, the gaze turned suddenly upwards, the contraction of the forehead, his corrugated...
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A Splendid Pair of Iron Frames
This gorgeous pair of frames fully represents the triumph of Baroque iron. The frames are entirely made of embossed iron (repoussé): a particularly complex technique and a French prerogative that...
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A Delicate 18th century Wax ‘Bambinello’
A wide and deep frame encloses the figure of the Child Jesus placed in a landscape at sunset. The Redeemer is represented as a naked little boy, resting on his side, with the right hand on his chest,...
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A Delicate St. Sebastian from Brabant
This intriguing wooden sculpture, still with its original polychromy, depicts saint Sebastian and it has been made in the region of Brabant, a cultural area in northern Europe where an important tradition of wooden sculpture is developed from the Middle Ages onwards…
A very sophisticated Sealing Press
Very high quality of ironworking is the distinctive feature of this elegant sealing press. Over an oval plate with moulded rim is fixed a frame consisting of a curved arm ending with a polylobed element with vertical passing screw, crowned in the upper part with a moulded cap, and two small…
A Striking Head of Saint Paul
This impressive head depicts a bearded man caught in a moment of powerful dramatic expression. The head swerve, the gaze turned suddenly upwards, the contraction of the forehead and corrugated eyebrows, the small mouth with fleshy lips describe effectively the intense emotion of the
A Splendid Pair of Iron Frames
This gorgeous pair of frames fully represents the triumph of Baroque iron. The frames are entirely made of embossed iron (repoussé), a particularly complex technique that is a French prerogative and that was brought to excellent levels precisely during the Baroque era…
A Delicate 18th century Wax ‘Bambinello’
A wide and deep frame encloses the figure of the Child Jesus, placed in a landscape at sunset. The Redeemer is represented as naked little boy, resting on his side, with the right hand on his chest, the eyes looking upwards, and his mouth half open. The scene is rich in meaningful details…
A nice pair of Emilian Bronze Doorknockers
The quality of this nice pair of bronze doorknockers with dark patina is mainly due to their formal richness: a lyre-shaped body with arms adorned by foliages and vegetal scrolls among which – in the centre and in correspondence of the knocking element – appears the mask of a satyr with goat horns…
A very elegant Tinder Pistol
At first sight, this refined and curious object might look like a pistol but it is in fact a remarkable example of a mechanical tinder lighter designed for domestic use: more precisely, a tinder-pistol.
WEBSITE RENEWED
The art world is facing a historical phase of great changes.The art market is especially undergoing and will undergo for a while a remarkable transformation, due to the greater travelling difficulties and to the postponement of many important art fairs. These events were until now the most pleasant and important occasions….
An Appealing Spanish Lock
This intriguing ironwork belongs to the so-called à moraillon kind of locks, designed for closing chests and coffers, and quite common in the Gothic and Late Gothic periods, especially in the French and Spanish areas.
The present one shows a typical quadrangular shape…
An Outstanding Jewelry Casket
This small and precious rectangular brass casket -completely gilded both outside and inside- shows a stepped base, a domed lid and a front enriched by two reverse-painted oval rock crystals, set into bezels: the left one depicts the Annunciation and the right one depicts the Nativity…
Exhibitions
The Alessandro Cesati gallery has been taking part in the most prominent and select Italian and international exhibitions for many years now.
