This remarkable doorknocker, with its warm and attractive brown patina, is made up of a body in the shape of a hammer and a back plate. The rectangular back plate, cut-out and knurled on the profile, shows at the top a lily-shaped motif and it’s provided with a pair of symmetrical, repoussé and engraved half-columns, …
This elegant boxwood sculpture depicts St. John the Baptist as a child, standing on a rock populated by tiny animals; he wears his typical camel’s-hair robe, tightened around the waist by a rope, with the overturned upper flap and fastened on the side by froggings. The Baptist carries a little lamb in his left arm …
With his naked body and standing posture, the right arm raised in the act of blessing, the outstretched left arm perhaps intended to hold a small globe, the big round face with large eyes and dilated pupils, the red cheeks, the rounded eyebrows and meditative gaze, this Jesus Child can be compared – even if …
The tradition of dressed and bejewelled devotional sculptures dates back to Antiquity, survives during the Middle Ages and increases between 16th and 18th century, both in Italy and throughout Catholic Europe. Between Renaissance and Baroque, the evidences are extensive and articulated, although the results aren’t always aesthetically and artistically convincing. However, there are carved figures …
The charm of this millefleurs tapestry, woven in wool and silk, is enhanced by a medallion placed just in the middle of a dense field of small bouquets, laying over a warm tones background. The medallion is made of a floral wreath with fruits, ribbons and masks, encircling a mountain landscape with woods, a castle, a small …
A vase, resting in the centre of a rectangular plate, houses a thick tuft of leaves, above which stands another little vase with a rich bouquet of tiny roses. Leaning back against the vase sides, there are two symmetrical mermaids with scaled and curled tails with a trilobed finial, sitting with arms folded over their …
This two remarkable medallions feature a frame with a rich weave of silver filigree scrolls forming two wreaths: on the outer ring there are rosettes consisting of a full silver bead and a series of flattened petals, while the inner crown is characterized by a series of coloured gems, enclosed by bezels, mimicking an alternation …
This rare and precious little wooden box is a perfect embodiment of the medieval casket. The piece features a rectangular base with a moulded plinth, a parallelepiped body and a tapered lid with sloping edges and concave sides, slightly sticking out from the body upon which it rests. The lid refers to a type of …
The crouching lion looks upwards and to our left, and makes the canines protrude from its half-open mouth. The powerful but docile muzzle is carved in marble with great tenderness, almost as if it were wax, as one can appreciate in the abundant and yielding skin of the mouth corners. What is most surprising is …
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 and a warm brown patina; moreover, it has a rather unusual and rare decorative …