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LEONARDO VAN DER VINNE
Sphere of
Wood and mother-of-pearl casket
Florence, 17th-18th century
Walnut veneer and inlaid with fruit wood and mother-of-pearl with floral and flower motifs. Fitted with a marenghi [..], Height x width x depth: 16 x 34 x 15 cm.
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LEONARDO VAN DER VINNE
Sphere of
Wood and mother-of-pearl casket
Florence, 17th-18th century
Walnut veneer and inlaid with fruit wood and mother-of-pearl with floral and flower motifs. Fitted with a marenghi [..], Height x width x depth: 16 x 34 x 15 cm.
45
Reliquary of St. Peter in gilded bronze and lapis lazuli
Italy, 17th-18th century
oval-shaped large support made of lapis lazuli, with applied bronze decorations. Lapis lazuli, a semi-precious [..], Height x width x depth: 3 x 40 x 24 cm. Total weight: 2885 g.
45
Reliquary of St. Peter in gilded bronze and lapis lazuli
Italy, 17th-18th century
oval-shaped large support made of lapis lazuli, with applied bronze decorations. Lapis lazuli, a semi-precious [..], Height x width x depth: 3 x 40 x 24 cm. Total weight: 2885 g.
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Giovanni Francesco Pieri
(Prato, 1699 - Napoli, 1773)
Attributed to
Pair of Italian ceroplasts
Naples, 17th-18th century
The two pieces depict polychrome modelled and painted waxes within wooden and gilded wood frames. The two compositions [..], Height x width x depth each: 31 x 25 x 4 cm. Total weight: 2328 g.
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Giovanni Francesco Pieri
(Prato, 1699 - Napoli, 1773)
Attributed to
Pair of Italian ceroplasts
Naples, 17th-18th century
The two pieces depict polychrome modelled and painted waxes within wooden and gilded wood frames. The two compositions [..], Height x width x depth each: 31 x 25 x 4 cm. Total weight: 2328 g.
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Ceroplastic depicting a plague figure
Neapolitan area, 17th century
This artwork represents a plague-stricken figure, with mouth agape and gaze lost upward, enclosed in an ebony [..]
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Ceroplastic depicting a plague figure
Neapolitan area, 17th century
This artwork represents a plague-stricken figure, with mouth agape and gaze lost upward, enclosed in an ebony [..]
42
Ceroplastic depicting Girolamo Savonarola, under glass bell
Neapolitan area, 17th - 18th century
modelled in the round to depict Girolamo Savonarola in a half-length, three-quarter-length turn, as also shown [..], Height x diameter: 28 x 27 cm. Height with glass: 37 cm.
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Ceroplastic depicting Girolamo Savonarola, under glass bell
Neapolitan area, 17th - 18th century
modelled in the round to depict Girolamo Savonarola in a half-length, three-quarter-length turn, as also shown [..], Height x diameter: 28 x 27 cm. Height with glass: 37 cm.
41
Ceroplastic depicting the Nativity
Rome, 17th - 18th century
with a gilded wood oval theca framing a polychrome wax relief depicting the Nativity. The composition depicts [..]
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Ceroplastic depicting the Nativity
Rome, 17th - 18th century
with a gilded wood oval theca framing a polychrome wax relief depicting the Nativity. The composition depicts [..]
40
Ceroplastic depicting Charles III of Spain
Naples, 17th - 18th century
a gilded wooden case placed to protect and enhance a polychrome wax bas-relief depicting the bust of Charles of [..]
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Ceroplastic depicting Charles III of Spain
Naples, 17th - 18th century
a gilded wooden case placed to protect and enhance a polychrome wax bas-relief depicting the bust of Charles of [..]
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Ceroplastic depicting Jesus Christ
Naples, 17th - 18th century
ebonised and gilded wooden display case frames a polychrome wax bas-relief, set against a painted background with [..]
39
Ceroplastic depicting Jesus Christ
Naples, 17th - 18th century
ebonised and gilded wooden display case frames a polychrome wax bas-relief, set against a painted background with [..]
38
Ceroplastic depicting Martin Luther
Neapolitan area, 17th - 18th century
gilded and bluish-painted wooden case containing a polychrome wax bas-relief depicting the half-length profile [..]
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Ceroplastic depicting Martin Luther
Neapolitan area, 17th - 18th century
gilded and bluish-painted wooden case containing a polychrome wax bas-relief depicting the half-length profile [..]
37
Group of 3 sailor’s carved coconut Bugbear powder flask
Early 19th century
engraved and carved coconuts in the round, two depicting two faces with bone eyes and one depicting a heraldic [..], Weight: approx. 530 g.
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Group of 3 sailor’s carved coconut Bugbear powder flask
Early 19th century
engraved and carved coconuts in the round, two depicting two faces with bone eyes and one depicting a heraldic [..], Weight: approx. 530 g.
36
Two engraved coconut
Early 19th century
of oval shape, one decorated respectively with heraldic motifs featuring two rampant lions and a central anchor, [..], Total weight: 164 g.
36
Two engraved coconut
Early 19th century
of oval shape, one decorated respectively with heraldic motifs featuring two rampant lions and a central anchor, [..], Total weight: 164 g.
35
Nutmeg with gillt-bronze base
17th century
oval nutmeg, engraved with tribal scenes on one side and bucolic scenes on the other, set in frames and landscapes [..], Height x width x depth: 19 x 8 x 8 cm. Weight: 115 g.
35
Nutmeg with gillt-bronze base
17th century
oval nutmeg, engraved with tribal scenes on one side and bucolic scenes on the other, set in frames and landscapes [..], Height x width x depth: 19 x 8 x 8 cm. Weight: 115 g.
34
A silver mounted Haliotis shell
20th century
solid silver base with round shape decorated with festoons and seraph heads, shaft depicting a winged putto resting [..], Height x width x depth: 34 x 16 x 10 cm. Total weight: 340 g.
34
A silver mounted Haliotis shell
20th century
solid silver base with round shape decorated with festoons and seraph heads, shaft depicting a winged putto resting [..], Height x width x depth: 34 x 16 x 10 cm. Total weight: 340 g.
33
A silver-mounted Nautilus cup
German ambit, 17th-18th century
resting on a circular base decorated with geometric engravings arranged in repeated patterns. At the centre of [..], Height x width x depth: 16 x 15 x 13 cm. Total weight: 715 g approx.
33
A silver-mounted Nautilus cup
German ambit, 17th-18th century
resting on a circular base decorated with geometric engravings arranged in repeated patterns. At the centre of [..], Height x width x depth: 16 x 15 x 13 cm. Total weight: 715 g approx.
32
Ostrich egg with coral
18th century
with a gilded metal mounting at both ends, decorated with oak leaves, also repeated on the dome-shaped lid, fitted [..], Height x width x depth: 29 x 11 x 11 cm. Weight: 715 g approx.
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Ostrich egg with coral
18th century
with a gilded metal mounting at both ends, decorated with oak leaves, also repeated on the dome-shaped lid, fitted [..], Height x width x depth: 29 x 11 x 11 cm. Weight: 715 g approx.
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A gilt-mounted Nautilus cup
German ambit, 17th-18th century
Gilded metal, shaped base divided into six sectors with a rounded shaft to which a shell (Turbo Marmoratus) [..], Height x width x depth: 21 x 13 x 13 cm. Total weight: 649 g.
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A gilt-mounted Nautilus cup
German ambit, 17th-18th century
Gilded metal, shaped base divided into six sectors with a rounded shaft to which a shell (Turbo Marmoratus) [..], Height x width x depth: 21 x 13 x 13 cm. Total weight: 649 g.
30
Emu egg with gilded bronze base
19th century
Gilded bronze trefoil base worked in chiselling and embossing with floral figures and ram's heads on which rests [..], Height x width x depth: 26 x 8 x 8 cm. Weight: 285 g.
30
Emu egg with gilded bronze base
19th century
Gilded bronze trefoil base worked in chiselling and embossing with floral figures and ram's heads on which rests [..], Height x width x depth: 26 x 8 x 8 cm. Weight: 285 g.
29
A gilt-mounted Nautilus cup
German ambit, 17th-18th century
of gilded metal, circular base with a double scroll stem on which a shell (Turbo Marmoratus) is mounted, not large [..], Height x width x depth: 15 x 9 x 5 cm. Total weight: approx. 310 g.
29
A gilt-mounted Nautilus cup
German ambit, 17th-18th century
of gilded metal, circular base with a double scroll stem on which a shell (Turbo Marmoratus) is mounted, not large [..], Height x width x depth: 15 x 9 x 5 cm. Total weight: approx. 310 g.
28
Solid silver agate chalice
19th century
Flared agate cup with a gilt silver mount featuring side handles adorned with vegetal motifs, resting on a stem [..], Height x width x depth: 12 x 12.5 x 9 cm. Weight: 263 g.
28
Solid silver agate chalice
19th century
Flared agate cup with a gilt silver mount featuring side handles adorned with vegetal motifs, resting on a stem [..], Height x width x depth: 12 x 12.5 x 9 cm. Weight: 263 g.
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A group of 3 anthropomorphic reliquaries
19th century
shaped like an arm, with the hand depicted in a gesture of blessing, and set on a stepped square base. This type [..], Weight: 6185 g.
27
A group of 3 anthropomorphic reliquaries
19th century
shaped like an arm, with the hand depicted in a gesture of blessing, and set on a stepped square base. This type [..], Weight: 6185 g.
26
Mammoth ivory skull
Germany, 18th-19th century
"Memento Mori" Vanitas represented by a mammoth ivory (Mammuthus primigenius Blumenbach,1799) skull arved in [..], Height x width x depth: 3.1 x 2.1 x 3 cm. Weight: 20.9 g.
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Mammoth ivory skull
Germany, 18th-19th century
"Memento Mori" Vanitas represented by a mammoth ivory (Mammuthus primigenius Blumenbach,1799) skull arved in [..], Height x width x depth: 3.1 x 2.1 x 3 cm. Weight: 20.9 g.
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Skull shaped coral
Southern Italy, 18th century
"Memento Mori" Vanitas represented by a Red Mediterranean coral (Corallum Rubrum) skull carved in the round; [..], Altezza x larghezza x profondità: 3 x 2,5 x 3 cm. Peso: 21 gr.
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Skull shaped coral
Southern Italy, 18th century
"Memento Mori" Vanitas represented by a Red Mediterranean coral (Corallum Rubrum) skull carved in the round; [..], Altezza x larghezza x profondità: 3 x 2,5 x 3 cm. Peso: 21 gr.
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Coral skull
Southern Italy, 18th century
"Memento Mori" Vanitas represented by a Red Mediterranean coral (Corallum Rubrum) skull carved in the round; [..], Height x width x depth: 2.5 x 2.5 x 3 cm. Weight: 22 g.
24
Coral skull
Southern Italy, 18th century
"Memento Mori" Vanitas represented by a Red Mediterranean coral (Corallum Rubrum) skull carved in the round; [..], Height x width x depth: 2.5 x 2.5 x 3 cm. Weight: 22 g.
23
Coral skull
Southern Italy, 18th century
"Memento Mori" Vanitas represented by a Red Mediterranean coral (Corallum Rubrum) skull carved in the round; [..], Height x width x depth: 3.5 x 2 x 3 cm. Weight: 24 g.
23
Coral skull
Southern Italy, 18th century
"Memento Mori" Vanitas represented by a Red Mediterranean coral (Corallum Rubrum) skull carved in the round; [..], Height x width x depth: 3.5 x 2 x 3 cm. Weight: 24 g.
22
Bronze coral inkwell
19th century
cauldron shaped, decorated with floral and plant motives, resting on a circular taste and base and supported by [..], Height x width x depth: 23.5 x 15 x 15 cm. Weight: 2619 g.
22
Bronze coral inkwell
19th century
cauldron shaped, decorated with floral and plant motives, resting on a circular taste and base and supported by [..], Height x width x depth: 23.5 x 15 x 15 cm. Weight: 2619 g.
21
Coral sculpture
Southern Italy, 19th century
branch of red Mediterranean coral (Corallum Rubrum) , carved to depict a seahorse., Height x width x depth: 12 x 8 x 8 cm. Weight: 70 g.
21
Coral sculpture
Southern Italy, 19th century
branch of red Mediterranean coral (Corallum Rubrum) , carved to depict a seahorse., Height x width x depth: 12 x 8 x 8 cm. Weight: 70 g.
20
Masonic coral carving
Southern Italy, 19th-20th century
Red Mediterranean coral (Corallum Rubrum) , carved to represent a hand; underneath, the symbol of the square [..], Height x width x depth: 5 x 2 x 2.5 cm. Weight: 14.6 g.
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Masonic coral carving
Southern Italy, 19th-20th century
Red Mediterranean coral (Corallum Rubrum) , carved to represent a hand; underneath, the symbol of the square [..], Height x width x depth: 5 x 2 x 2.5 cm. Weight: 14.6 g.
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Coral sculpture depicting Louis XIV
Southern Italy, 19th century
Red Mediterranean coral (Corallum Rubrum) , carved to depict the head of Louis XIV resting on a base., Height x width x depth: 4.5 x 2.5 cm. Weight: 36 g.
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Coral sculpture depicting Louis XIV
Southern Italy, 19th century
Red Mediterranean coral (Corallum Rubrum) , carved to depict the head of Louis XIV resting on a base., Height x width x depth: 4.5 x 2.5 cm. Weight: 36 g.
18
Reliquary cross in mother-of-pearl, lapis lazuli and coral
Southern Italy, 18th - 19th century
Latin cross made entirely of mother-of-pearl, decorated in the centre with inlaid floral motifs. The terminals [..], Height x width: 36 x 24 cm. Weight: approx. 445 g.
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Reliquary cross in mother-of-pearl, lapis lazuli and coral
Southern Italy, 18th - 19th century
Latin cross made entirely of mother-of-pearl, decorated in the centre with inlaid floral motifs. The terminals [..], Height x width: 36 x 24 cm. Weight: approx. 445 g.
17
Coral carving in the shape of a phallus
Southern Italy, 19th century
Red Mediterranean coral (Corallum Rubrum) carved in the shape of a phallus, with metal details., Height x width x depth: 4.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm. Weight: 6 g.
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Coral carving in the shape of a phallus
Southern Italy, 19th century
Red Mediterranean coral (Corallum Rubrum) carved in the shape of a phallus, with metal details., Height x width x depth: 4.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm. Weight: 6 g.